Rashid Ṭaliʽa

Rashid Ṭaliʽa (Arabic: رشيد طليع; 1877 – 17 September 1926) was a Jordanian politician of Lebanese Druze descent. He was the first Prime Minister of Transjordan from 11 April 1921 to 5 August 1921.

Rashid Ṭaliʽa
1st Prime Minister of Transjordan
In office
11 April 1921  5 August 1921
MonarchKing Abdullah I
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byMazhar Raslan
Personal details
Born
Rashid Ali Hussein Nassif Taliʽa

1877 (1877)
Ottoman Empire
Died17 September 1926(1926-09-17) (aged 48–49)
Shbeiki, State of Syria
Political partyIndependent

He participated in the Great Syrian Revolt against the French authorities in 1925, until he was killed on 17 September 1926 in Shbeiki, Jabal Druze, where he was also buried and had a memorial there.

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