10 Facts About Mudar Badran

Mudar Mohammad Ayesh Badran was a Jordanian politician, government minister, and industrialist.

Mudar Badran served as the 23rd Prime Minister of Jordan on three occasions from 1976 to 1979, then again from 1980 to 1984, and finally from 1989 to 1991.

Mudar Badran studied at the Damascus University in French Syria and graduated as a lawyer.

Mudar Badran started his career as a young officer in the Jordanian army.

Mudar Badran became Prime Minister of Jordan from 1976 to 1984, with a brief interruption from 1979 until 1980.

Mudar Badran was appointed to the position again on 4 December 1989, replacing Zaid bin Shaker after his resignation.

Mudar Badran served more than eight years as prime minister, which made him the second longest-serving prime minister of Jordan, second only to Zaid al-Rifai.

Mudar Badran served as foreign minister from 1976 to 1979 and as defense minister for most of the time that he was prime minister.

Mudar Badran was the target of a failed assassination attempt in Amman in February 1981 by the Syrian Defense Companies.

Mudar Badran lived in Abdoun neighborhood of Amman with his wife, Mo'mina.