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He served as Prime Minister in 1970, during a period of military operations that led to the expulsion of the PLO guerrilla's Palestinian fighters from Jordan.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"15 August 1903","date":"1903-08-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q400824#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Nablus","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214178"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q400824#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"12 September 1981","date":"1981-09-12"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q400824#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Amman","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3805"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q400824#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Ottoman Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12560","start":"1903","end":"1918"},{"text":"Mandatory Palestine","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193714","start":"1920","end":"1948"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q400824#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"head of government","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2285706"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q400824#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Oxford","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34433"},{"text":"American University of Beirut","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469482"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q400824#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Prime Minister of Jordan (26 September 1970 – 27 October 1970)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7243300","start":"1970-09-26","end":"1970-10-27"},{"text":"President of Palestine Technical University (1944–1947)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120416104","start":"1944","end":"1947"},{"text":"Minister of Education of Jordan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54810595"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q400824#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of Independence","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885294"},{"text":"Order of the Star of Jordan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q925986"},{"text":"Supreme Order of the Renaissance","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885164"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q400824#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Toukan","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q400824"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Ahmad Toukan born?","a":"Ahmad Toukan was born on 15 August 1903 in Nablus."},{"q":"What positions has Ahmad Toukan held?","a":"Positions held by Ahmad Toukan include: Prime Minister of Jordan (1970–1970); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ahmad Toukan portrait.jpg — Prime Ministry staff, Public domain.","cite":"\"Ahmad Toukan\". DigiNepal. Last updated 27 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-toukan. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-27T02:40:53Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-toukan","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-toukan","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-toukan?lang=ne"}}