Ahmad Obeidat, a Jordanian politician and former prime minister, died on February 2, 2026, in Amman, Jordan, at the age of 87.
Ahmad Abdul Majeed Obeidat was a senior member of the Obeidat family and served as Jordan’s 26th prime minister from January 10, 1984, to April 4, 1985. Born on November 18, 1938, in Hartha, in the Irbid Governorate, he completed his secondary education in Nablus and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Baghdad in 1961.
Ahmad Abdul Majeed Obeidat (Arabic: أحمد عبدالمجيد عبيدات; 18 November 1938 – 2 February 2026) was a Jordanian politician and senior member of the Obeidat family. He served as the 26th Prime Minister of Jordan from 10 January 1984 to 4 April 1985.