POLITICIAN
Samir Rifai
1966 - Today

Samir Rifai
Samir Zaid al-Rifai (Arabic: سمير زيد الرفاعي) (born 1 July 1966) is a Jordanian politician who was the 38th Prime Minister of Jordan from 14 December 2009 to 9 February 2011, Vice President of the Senate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 2015 till present. Prior to that, he was the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee between 2013 and 2015. Prior to his appointment as Prime Minister, Rifai was the head of Jordan Dubai International Capital. He received a bachelor's degree at Harvard University and a master's degree at the University of Cambridge. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samir Rifai has received more than 115,681 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Samir Rifai is the 17,768th most popular politician (down from 16,539th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Jordan (down from 37th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Jordanian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
47.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
3.88
Effective Languages (L*)
2.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Samir Rifai ranks 17,768 out of 19,576. Before him are Bridei VII, Huma Abedin, V. N. Janaki, Frederick Merriman, Gifford Pinchot, and Achille Guenée. After him are Steffi Lemke, Rajmond Debevec, John Redmond, Agnès Buzyn, Marty Natalegawa, and William P. Fessenden.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBridei VII
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 17,762
Huma Abedin
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 17,763
V. N. Janaki
1923 - 1996
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 17,764
Frederick Merriman
1873 - 1940
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 17,765
Gifford Pinchot
1865 - 1946
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 17,766
Achille Guenée
1809 - 1880
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 17,767
Samir Rifai
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 17,768
Steffi Lemke
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 17,769
Rajmond Debevec
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 17,770
John Redmond
1856 - 1918
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 17,771
Agnès Buzyn
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 17,772
Marty Natalegawa
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 17,773
William P. Fessenden
1806 - 1869
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 17,774
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Samir Rifai ranks 540. Before him are Lutz Heilmann, Kazuto Sakata, Japhet N'Doram, Kae Araki, Patrick McEnroe, and Joshua Malina. After him are Colin Cunningham, Lembit Oll, Aiden Shaw, Dennis Mitchell, Pascal Vahirua, and Leilani Sarelle.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsLutz Heilmann
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 534
Kazuto Sakata
RACING DRIVER
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 535
Japhet N'Doram
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 536
Kae Araki
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 537
Patrick McEnroe
TENNIS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 538
Joshua Malina
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 539
Samir Rifai
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 540
Colin Cunningham
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 541
Lembit Oll
CHESS PLAYER
1966 - 1999
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 542
Aiden Shaw
MODEL
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 543
Dennis Mitchell
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 544
Pascal Vahirua
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 545
Leilani Sarelle
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 546
In Jordan
Among people born in Jordan, Samir Rifai ranks 43 out of 59. Before him are Princess Alia bint Hussein (1956), Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan (1994), Zeid Raad Al Hussein (1964), Nahed Hattar (1960), Musa Al-Taamari (1997), and Omar M. Yaghi (1965). After him are Amer Shafi (1982), Hamzah bin Hussein (1980), Muath Al-Kasasbeh (1988), Mai Masri (1959), Hamza Al-Dardour (1991), and Princess Iman bint Abdullah (1996).
Others born in Jordan
Go to all RankingsPrincess Alia bint Hussein
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 37
Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan
NOBLEMAN
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 38
Zeid Raad Al Hussein
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 39
Nahed Hattar
WRITER
1960 - 2016
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 40
Musa Al-Taamari
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 41
Omar M. Yaghi
CHEMIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 42
Samir Rifai
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 43
Amer Shafi
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 44
Hamzah bin Hussein
NOBLEMAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 45
Muath Al-Kasasbeh
POLITICIAN
1988 - 2015
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 46
Mai Masri
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 47
Hamza Al-Dardour
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 48
Princess Iman bint Abdullah
NOBLEMAN
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 49
Among POLITICIANS In Jordan
Among politicians born in Jordan, Samir Rifai ranks 22. Before him are Prince Ali bin Hussein (1975), Hani Mulki (1951), Adnan Badran (1935), Omar Razzaz (1961), Princess Alia bint Hussein (1956), and Zeid Raad Al Hussein (1964). After him are Muath Al-Kasasbeh (1988).
Prince Ali bin Hussein
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 16
Hani Mulki
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 17
Adnan Badran
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 18
Omar Razzaz
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 19
Princess Alia bint Hussein
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 20
Zeid Raad Al Hussein
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 21
Samir Rifai
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 22
Muath Al-Kasasbeh
1988 - 2015
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 23