Suleiman Nabulsi

Suleiman Nabulsi
Suleiman Nabulsi in his study
12th Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 29 October 1956 – 10 April 1957
Preceded by	Ibrahim Hashem
Succeeded by	Fakhri al-Khalidi
Minister of Finance
In office 1947–1947
Preceded by	Nokola Ghanima
Succeeded by	Mohammad al-Shoreki
In office 1950–1951
Preceded by	Suleiman Al-Sukar
Succeeded by	Abdulrahman Khalifa
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 15 April 1957 – 25 April 1957
Preceded by	Abdullah Rimawi
Ambassador of Jordan to the United Kingdom
In office 1953–1954
Personal details
Born	1908 (1908) Salt, Vilayet of Damascus, Ottoman Empire
Died	14 October 1976(1976-10-14) (aged 67–68) Amman, Jordan
Nationality	Jordanian
Political party	National Socialist Party

Suleiman Nabulsi (Arabic: سليمان النابلسي;‎ 1908 – 14 October 1976)^[1] was a leftist Jordanian political figure who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Jordan in 1956–57.

In October 1956 during the 1956 elections, the National Socialist Party headed by Nabulsi won a plurality of 16 out of 40 seats in the Jordanian House of Representatives. Subsequently, King Hussein asked him to form a government; it was the first elected government in Jordan's history.

Nabulsi's government was short-lived. His policies as Prime Minister frequently clashed with that of King Hussein's. Nabulsi wanted Jordan to move closer to Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser, but Hussein wanted it to stay in the Western camp. Disagreements between the monarchy and the leftist government culminated after Nabulsi provided Hussein with an expanded list of officers in the army he wanted to dismiss. Nabulsi was forced to resign in April 1957, following an alleged coup attempt against Hussein.