2025 in Jordan

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Events in the year 2025 in Jordan.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Abdullah II ^[1]
• Prime Minister – Jafar Hassan ^[2]

Events

February

• 10 February – An Indian national is shot dead by the Jordanian Army at the Jordan–Israel border after attempting to enter Israel illegally. ^[3]

April

• 15 April – The General Intelligence Department announces the arrest of 16 people involved in a plot to undermine Jordan's national security. ^[4]
• 23 April – The government orders another ban on the Muslim Brotherhood. ^[5]

May

• 4 May – Two Belgian nationals are killed in a flash flood in Wadi al-Nakhil, Ma'an Governorate. ^[6]

June

• 5 June – Jordan qualifies for its first FIFA World Cup after defeating Oman 3-0 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in Muscat. ^[7]
• 14 June – Five people are injured in Irbid by falling debris from a suspected Iranian missile fired as part of the June 2025 Iranian strikes on Israel. ^[8]

July

• 31 July – Osama Krayem, a Swedish Islamic State militant, is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Sweden for the killing of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh in Syria in 2015. ^[9]

August

• 27 August – King Abdullah II and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announce that Royal Jordanian will launch direct Amman to Almaty flights in 2026. ^[10]

September

• 18 September – Two Israelis are shot dead at the Allenby Bridge border crossing with the West Bank. The attacker is shot dead by Israeli forces. ^[11]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Jordan

Source: ^[12]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 29–31 March – Eid al-Fitr
• 20 April – Gregorian Easter
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 25 May – Independence Day
• 6–9 June – Eid al-Adha
• 26 June – Islamic New Year
• 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday
• 25 December – Christmas Day

References

1. "Abdullah II | Biography, Education, Family, History, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
2. "Jordan Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
3. Singh, Namita (3 March 2025). "Indian man shot dead in Jordan trying to illegally cross Israel border". The Independent .
4. "Jordan says it thwarts plot that threatened national security". Al Jazeera . 15 April 2025.
5. "Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood in a move that threatens its largest opposition party". AP News . 23 April 2025.
6. "The bodies of a Belgian mother and her son were recovered in southern Jordan after flash flooding". AP News . 5 May 2025.
7. "Jordan qualifies for FIFA World Cup for the first time". al-Arabiya . 6 June 2025.
8. Husseini, Rana. "Five people injured from falling object in Irbid — PSD". Jordan Times. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
9. "Swedish man convicted for his role in 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State group". AP News. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
10. Omirgazy, Dana (27 August 2025). "Royal Jordanian Airlines to Launch Direct Amman-Almaty Flights in 2026". Astana Times. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
11. "Attack at Jordan-West Bank crossing kills two Israelis". Al Jazeera. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
12. "Jordan Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

External links

• Online calendar