Abdelhamid Sharaf (; 8 July 1939 – 3 July 1980), was a Jordanian politician born in Iraq who served as the 24th Prime Minister of Jordan from December 1979 until his death of a heart attack after seven months in office. King Hussein announced the death in a live radio broadcast and said that "His death could not have come at a worse time.""Jordan premier Sharaf dies of heart attack at 41", UPI report in Boston Globe, July 4, 1980, p. 8 Sharaf was ambassador to the United States (1967–1972), Canada (1969–1972) and the United Nations (1972–1976).
See also List of prime ministers of Jordan
References
External links Biographies on Rulers.org Prime Ministry of Jordan website