13 Facts About Ibrahim Hashem

Ibrahim Hashem was a Jordanian politician and judge, known primarily for serving five terms as Prime Minister.

Part of a Jordanian delegation that visited Iraq when both countries were part of the Arab Federation, Hashem was assassinated in Baghdad at the hands of a mob in front of the Iraqi Ministry of Defence during the 1958 14 July Revolution.

Ibrahim Hashem was born in Nablus to a family which claimed to have descended from the Prophet.

Ibrahim Hashem was imprisoned by the Jamal Pasha in Jabal al-Druze and sentenced to death for desertion.

Once again, Ibrahim Hashem managed to get away from the Ottomans.

Ibrahim Hashem is said to have had "many secret meetings with Emir Shakir Bin Zayd" and to have "actively ventured in enlisting many chiefs, activists and tribal leaders to the Arab Revolt".

Ibrahim Hashem taught penal law at the Law Faculty of Damascus University.

At only 34 years of age, Ibrahim Hashem was appointed to the position of "Judicial Adviser" during the first government of Rida al-Rikabi.

Ibrahim Hashem was appointed honorary Commander of the British Empire in the 1938 New Year Honours List.

Ibrahim Hashem oversaw negotiations for a new Anglo-Jordanian treaty, and was the inaugural Prime Minister when independence was declared on 25 May 1946.

Ibrahim Hashem sought diplomacy to root out the propaganda attacks emanating from Cairo.

Ibrahim Hashem was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister in Samir al-Rifa'i's subsequent government.

Ibrahim Hashem was known to have one son named Qais.