Cabinet of Jordan

The Cabinet of Jordan is led by the Prime Minister who is appointed by the King. The Prime Minister is then free to form his own cabinet which is responsible to the Chamber of Deputies on matters of general policy and can be forced to resign by a two-thirds vote of "no confidence" by that body or be dismissed by the King.

Politics of Jordan

Arab League Member State of the Arab League

Constitution
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Legislature
Parliament
(18th Parliament)
Senate
House of Representatives
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  • Judiciary of Jordan
    • The Constitutional Court
    President: Taher Hikmat
    • The Cassation Court
    President: Mohammad Ghazo
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On 12 October 2020, a royal decree by King Abdullah II approved of Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet and was sworn in.[1] The cabinet was reshuffled on 6 March 2021[2] and 27 October 2022.[3]

Current Cabinet

The current Cabinet of Jordan (Council of Ministers) includes the following members:

  1. Bisher Al-Khasawneh (Chairman) as Prime Minister and Minister of Defence
  2. Tawfiq Kreishan as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Administration[4]
  3. Ayman Safadi as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates[5]
  4. Khaled Musa Al Henefat as Minister of Agriculture[6][7]
  5. Haditha Jamal Haditha Al-Khreisha as Minister for Political and Parliamentary Affairs[4]
  6. Muhanad Ahmad Al-Mubaydeen as Minister of Government Communications[8]
  7. Nasser Shraideh as Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of State for Public Sector Modernisation[8]
  8. Zeina Toukan as Minister of Planning and International Cooperation[6]
  9. Ahmad Maher Abul Samen as Minister of Public Works and Housing [4][9]
  10. Makram Mustafa Queisi as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities[10]
  11. Wajih Tayeb Azaizeh as Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs
  12. Nancy Namrouqa as Minister of State for Legal Affairs[4][6]
  13. Ahmad Nouri Ziadat as Minister of Justice[11]
  14. Yousef Mahmoud Shamali as Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply[6]
  15. Nadia Al-Rawabdeh as Minister of Labour [6]
  16. Wissam Tahtamouni as Minister of Transport [6]
  17. Saleh Ali Al-Kharabsheh as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources[12]
  18. Mohamad Al Ississ as Minister of Finance
  19. Mohammad Khalayleh as Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs[13]
  20. Haifa Najjar as Minister of Culture[14]
  21. Muawieh Radaideh as Minister of Environment[15]
  22. Wafaa Bani Mustafa as Minister of Social Development[8][16]
  23. Azmi Mahafzah as Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research[8][17]
  24. Mazin Abdullah Hilal Al Farrayeh as Minister of Interior[18]
  25. Firas Al-Hawari as Minister of Health[19]
  26. Raed Muzaffar Abu Al Saoud as Minister of Water and Irrigation[4]
  27. Mohammad Salameh Al Nabulsi as Minister of Youth
  28. Ahmad Hanandeh as Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship
  29. Kholoud Saqqaf as Minister of Investment[20]

See also

References
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