Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi
| Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi | |
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| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
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In office 16 September 1970 – 26 September 1970 |
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| Monarch | King Hussein |
| Preceded by | Abdelmunim al-Rifai |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Toukan |
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| Born | 1914 Silwan 
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| Died | 19 January 1972 Amman 
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| Political party | Independent |
Brigadier General Mohammad Daoud Al-Abbasi known as Al-Za’eem Mohammad Daoud (الزعيم محمد داود; born 1914 – died 1972), was appointed Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the military government in Jordan during the events of Black September in Jordan in 1970.
Mohammad Daoud was born in Silwan, Jerusalem, Palestine in 1914. He worked as a police officer in Tulkarm, Palestine until after 1948.
In 1952, he became a member of the Jordanian delegation of the Jordanian/Israeli Mixed Armistice Commission. He held the position of Presidency of the joint Jordanian delegation in 1958 until the war of 1967. He was taken to jail by the Israeli army for 17 days then deported to Amman, Jordan. He continued working as a head of the Jordanian/Israeli Mixed Armistice Commission until 1970.
On September 16, 1970, King Hussein of Jordan declared martial law and appointed Brigadier Mohammad Daoud as Prime Minister to lead the first military government in Jordan. Despite efforts to defuse the tension between the Jordanian army and the Palestinian movements, between 16 and 25 September 1970, the escalating conflict resulted in the death of thousands of civilians and this conflict became known as Black September.
An Arab League Summit Committee assigned Kuwaiti Minister of Defense Saad Al- Sabah, Sudanese head of state Gaafar Nimeiry, and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Omar Al-Saqqaf to investigate and report back the cause of the clash to the Arab summit. Meanwhile, the Arab League held a meeting for all the head of Arab states in Cairo.
King Hussein assigned Mohammad Daoud to join the summit. After 10 days only as a prime minister, on 24 September, out of frustration and pressure after being unable to avoid this developing conflict and the devastating results, Mohammad Daoud submitted his resignation from his position to the Jordanian Ambassador in Cairo, Hazem Nuseibah.
Mohammad Daoud requested political asylum in Cairo, following his resignation. President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt asked Mohammad Daoud to stay in Cairo for consultation of Jordanian affairs.
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