Wasfi al-Tal
Politician
1919 – 1971
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Who was Wasfi al-Tal?
Wasfi al-Tal was Prime Minister of Jordan for three separate terms. In 1971, he was assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization outside a Cairo hotel. Tal was prime minister and defense minister during the Black September uprising by Palestinians in 1970. He earned the ire of PLO leaders for his role in repressing the revolt.
He was the third senior Jordanian political figure assassinated between 1951 and 1971; the first two were King Abdullah and Hazza Majali, the Jordanian prime minister.
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- Born
- 1919
Irbid - Also known as
- Wasfi Tel
- Parents
- Spouses
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- Jordan
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, American University of Beirut
Science
- Bachelor's degree, American University of Beirut
- Died
- Nov 28, 1971
Cairo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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