Ahmad Toukan (15 August 1903 – 5 January 1981 ) was a Jordanian political leader of Palestinian descent. He was briefly the 20th Prime Minister of Jordan from 26 September 1970 to 28 October 1970, during a crackdown that drove the PLO guerillas out of Jordan.

Life

Tuqan was born in Nablus, then part of the Ottoman Empire. He was the eldest brother of Ibrahim Touqan and Fadwa Touqan, both of whom were poets. He was on the staff of the Arab College in Palestine during the British Mandatory period. He died in Jordan on 5 January 1981, aged 77, after a prolonged illness. The Ahmad Toukan School in Amman is named in his honor.

Education and career

Toukan occupied the following high-ranking positions: