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Marouf al-Bakhit

1947 - 2023

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Marouf Suleiman al-Bakhit (Arabic: معروف البخيت; 18 March 1947 – 7 October 2023) was a Jordanian politician who was twice prime minister. He first served as prime minister from 27 November 2005 until 25 November 2007 and then again from 9 February 2011 to 17 October 2011. Bakhit also held the position of Jordanian ambassador to Israel and the national security chief. Appointed prime minister by King Abdullah II less than three weeks after the 2005 Amman bombings, Bakhit's main priorities were to maintain security and stability in Jordan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marouf al-Bakhit is the 10,252nd most popular politician (down from 5,104th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 11th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Jordanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marouf al-Bakhit ranks 10,252 out of 19,576. Before him are José Napoleón Duarte, Ōtomo Sōrin, Armand Louis de Gontaut, Antiochus IV of Commagene, Bonne of Bourbon, and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin. After him are Emperor Jianwen of Jin, Edgar Lungu, Ablabius, Cleopa Msuya, Mary McAleese, and Schuyler Colfax.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Marouf al-Bakhit ranks 275. Before him are Hugh Keays-Byrne, Ron Rivest, Kailash Purryag, Deborah Lipstadt, Viktor Klima, and Robert Kerman. After him are Jean-Yves Le Drian, George Sabra, Robert Gordon, Staffan de Mistura, Mile Mrkšić, and David Blunkett. Among people deceased in 2023, Marouf al-Bakhit ranks 180. Before him are Sherif Ismail, Irenaios, Suzanne Somers, Peter Bieri, Hans Albert, and Robert Hanssen. After him are Yuri Temirkanov, Shane MacGowan, Boniface Alexandre, Jim Hines, Bo Larsson, and Juraj Jakubisko.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Marouf al-Bakhit ranks 20 out of 59. Before him are Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Haya bint Hussein (1974), Meleager of Gadara (-130), Jair (-1000), Fouad Twal (1940), and Simon bar Giora (100). After him are Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), Samih al-Qasim (1939), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), and Abdul Rahman Munif (1933).

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Among POLITICIANS In Jordan

Among politicians born in Jordan, Marouf al-Bakhit ranks 7. Before him are Hussein of Jordan (1935), Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), As-Saffah (722), Al-Mahdi (744), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), and Haya bint Hussein (1974). After him are Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), Mudar Badran (1934), and Adnan Badran (1935).

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