Ahmad Toukan
| Ahmad Toukan | |
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| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
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In office 26 September 1970 – 28 October 1970 |
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| Monarch | King Hussein |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi |
| Succeeded by | Wasfi al-Tal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1903 Nablus 
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| Died | 1981 Amman 
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| Political party | Independent |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ahmad Toukan (Ahmad Tuqan) (15 August 1903 – 1981) was a Jordanian political leader of Palestinian descent who was the Prime Minister of Jordan from 26 September 1970 to 28 October 1970.
Toukan was born on 15 August 1903 in Nablus, Palestine.
He is the eldest brother of Ibrahim Touqan and Fadwa Touqan, both of whom are famous poets in the Arab world.
Toukan occupied many high-ranking positions both locally and internationally:
Toukan was Prime Minister in 1970 during a crackdown that drove the PLO guerillas out of Jordan.
He died in Jordan at age 78 after a prolonged illness. The Ahmad Toukan School in Amman is named in his honor.
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