Ahmad al-Lawzi
| Ahmad Lozi | |
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| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
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In office 29 November 1971 – 26 May 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Wasfi al-Tal |
| Succeeded by | Zaid al-Rifai |
| President of the Senate | |
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In office 12 January 1984 – 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Ahmad al-Tarawneh |
| Succeeded by | Zaid al-Rifai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1925 Jubaiha, Amman |
| Died | 18 November 2014 (aged 89) |
| Political party | Independent |
Ahmad Lozi (also spelled Ahmad al-Lawzi) (1925 – 18 November 2014) was a Jordanian politician. He served as Prime Minister of Jordan from 29 November 1971 to 26 May 1973. He succeeded Wasfi al-Tal who had been assassinated by the Black September Organization. In the 1960s he had already served as member of the House of Representatives and the Senate. He also had terms as Minister for Prime ministry affairs, Municipal Affairs and Finance. He served as Chief of the Royal Court from 1979 to 1984. This was followed by the presidency of the Senate for thirteen years, from 1984 to 1997. In 2011 he headed a committee to oversee changes to the Constitution of Jordan.
Lozi was born in Jubaiha, near Amman in 1925. Lozi studied at the Teachers Training College in Baghdad, Iraq, receiving a degree in literature in 1950. From 1950 to 1953 he worked at two schools as a teacher, the Salt Secondary School and Al Hussein Secondary School in Amman. He then started working as a civil servant, first for the Royal Court and later the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 1956 he was appointed as the head of Royal Protocol. Five years later, in 1961, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the district of Amman. During his term in office he was supportive of the government positions on the issue of Palestine and the Syrian revolt. He was subsequently re-elected the year after. In 1964 he was Minister for Prime ministry affairs. The same year he was also Minister without portfolio. Lozi was a member of the Senate of Jordan between 1965 and 1967. In 1967 he was named Minister for Municipal Affairs.
An appointment to Minister of Finance followed in 1970. He started serving as Prime Minister of Jordan from 29 November 1971. He succeeded Wasfi al-Tal who had been assassinated the day before by the Black September Organization. He stayed on as Prime Minister until 1973, he became ill in May and resigned on 26 May 1973.
From 1978 to 1979 he was President of the National Consultative Council. Lozi served as Chief of the Royal Court between 1979 and 1984. On 11 January 1984 King Hussein of Jordan dissolved the senate and replaced it the next day. Lozi was made President of the Senate, he would serve from 1984 to 1997.
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