Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet | |
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2020–present | |
Date formed | 12 October 2020 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Abdullah II |
Prime Minister | Bisher Al-Khasawneh |
Prime Minister's history | 2020–present |
Deputy Prime Minister | Tawfiq Kreishan Ayman Safadi |
History | |
Predecessor | Omar Razzaz's Cabinet |
Member State of the Arab League |
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Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh was tasked with forming a cabinet on 7 October 2020. [1] [2] He was sworn in along with his cabinet on 12 October 2020. The two exceptions were Minister of State Mahmoud Kharabsheh who had been tested positive for COVID-19, and Minister of State for Follow-up and Government Coordination Nawaf Wasfi Tell who had to follow quarantine requirements after return from abroad. [3]
The cabinet saw reshuffles in March and October 2021. [4] [5] In October 2022 the fifth reshuffle of the cabinet took place. [6]
The current Cabinet of Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al-Khasawneh include the following members:
Portrait | Office | Incumbent |
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Administration | Tawfiq Kreishan | |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates | Ayman Safadi [7] | |
Minister of Agriculture | Khaled Musa Al Henefat [8] | |
Minister of Education and Higher Education and Scientific Research | Azmi Mahafzah [9] [10] | |
Minister of State | Wajih Azaizeh [11] | |
Minister of Government Communications | Muhannad Al Mubaidin [10] [12] | |
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of State for Public Sector Modernisation | Nasser Shraideh [12] | |
Minister of Public Works and Housing | Ahmad Maher Abul Samen [13] [14] | |
Minister of Transport | Wesam Al Tahtamouni [11] [15] | |
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities | Nayef Al Fayez [16] | |
Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs | Ibrahim Jazi | |
Minister of State for Legal Affairs | Nancy Namrouqa [17] | |
Minister of Justice | Ahmad Nouri Ziadat [18] | |
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply | Yousef Shamali [19] | |
Minister of Labour | Nadia al Rawabdeh | |
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources | Saleh Ali Al-Kharabsheh [20] | |
Minister of Finance | Mohamad Al Ississ | |
Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs | Mohammad Khalayleh [21] | |
Minister of Culture | Haifa Najjar [22] | |
Minister of Social Development | Wafaa Bani Mustafa [6] [12] | |
Minister of Interior | Mazin Abdellah Hilal Al Farrayeh [23] | |
Minister of Health | Firas Al-Hawari [24] | |
Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs | Haditha Jamal Haditha Al-Khreisha [25] | |
Minister of Water and Irrigation | Raed Abu Soud [11] | |
Minister of Youth | Mohammad Salameh Al Nabulsi | |
Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship | Ahmad Hanandeh | |
Minister of Investment | Kholoud Saqqaf [12] [11] | |
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation | Zeina Toukan [11] [26] |
The Cabinetof 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.
Mahmoud Kharabsheh is a Jordanian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the House of Representatives in the 12th through 17th parliaments. He served multiple terms as Head of House Legal Committee. He served as Minister of State in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's government between 12 October 2020 and 11 October 2021, from 7 March 2021 he held the charge of Minister of State of Legal Affairs.
Maha Ali is a Jordanian politician and industrial engineer who served as Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply of Jordan from October 2020 to October 2021, in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh.
Ayman Safadi is a Jordanian politician who serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
This article lists the members of prime minister Omar Razzaz's cabinet. Razzaz assumed office on 4 June 2018. He was sworn in along with his cabinet on 14 June 2018.
Bisher Khasawneh is a Jordanian politician and diplomat who has been serving as the 43rd Prime Minister of Jordan and Minister of Defence since 12 October 2020.
Hala Zawati is a Jordanian politician. Between 12 October 2020 and 11 October 2021, she held the position of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet led by Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh. She previously served in this position in Omar Razzaz's cabinet led by Prime Minister Omar Razzaz.
Ahmad Nouri Ziadat is the Jordanian Minister of Justice. He was appointed as minister on 7 May 2021. Previously he had served as Minister of State for Legal Affairs since 12 October 2020 in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet led by Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh.
Nayef Himiedi Al-Fayez is a Jordanian politician. Previously he had held the position of Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in Bishr Al-Khasawneh's government from October 12, 2020 until 22 December 2022.
Nayef Zakariya Steitieh is a Jordanian politician. Previously he had served as Minister of Labour from 11 October 2021 until 27 September 2023.
Khairy Yasser Abdel Moneim Amr is a Jordanian politician. He had served as Minister of Investment from 11 October 2021 until 27 October 2022.
Yousef Al Shamali is the Jordanian Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply. He was appointed as minister on 11 October 2021. Previously he had served as Minister of Labor since 29 March 2021 in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet led by Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh.
Wafaa Saed Bani Mustafa is the Jordanian Minister of Social Development. She was appointed as minister on 27 October 2022. Previously she had served as Minister of State for Legal Affairs from 11 October 2021 until 27 October 2022.
Faisal Shboul is a Jordanian politician. Previously he had served as Minister of State for Media Affairs from 11 October 2021 until 27 October 2022 and as Minister of Government Communications from 27 October 2022 until 27 September 2023.
Mohammed Al Najjar is a Jordanian politician. Previously he had served as Minister of Water and Irrigation from 7 March 2021 until 27 September 2023.
Zeina Toukan is the Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation. She was appointed as minister on 27 October 2022.
Nancy Namrouqa is the Jordanian Minister of State for Legal Affairs. She was appointed on 27 October 2022.
Saleh Ali Al-Kharabsheh is the Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources. He was appointed as minister on 11 October 2021.
Muhannad Al Mubaidin is a Jordanian politician currently serving as the Minister of Government Communications.
Wesam Al Tahtamouni is a Jordanian politician, currently serving as the Minister of Transport. Appointed during a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, Al Tahtamouni has been contributing to the Ministry of Transport since August 26, 2019, initially as the General Secretary.