Cabinet of Jordan

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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.

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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:

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Bisher Al-Khasawneh (cropped).jpg Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al-Khasawneh
Missing photo.svg Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Administration Tawfiq Kreishan [4]
Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi Address Reporters on 16 September 2022 - (52361353402) (cropped).jpg Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi [5]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Agriculture Khaled Musa Al Henefat [6] [7]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs Haditha Jamal Haditha Al-Khreisha [4]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Government Communications Muhanad Ahmad Al-Mubaydeen [8]
Missing photo.svg Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of State for Public Sector Modernisation Nasser Shraideh [9]
Zeina Toukan - 2023 (cropped).jpg Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Zeina Toukan [6]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Public Works and Housing Ahmad Maher Abul Samen [4] [10]
Ambassador Makram Queisi.jpg Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Makram Mustafa Queisi [11]
Missing photo.svg Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs Wajih Azaizeh [12]
Missing photo.svg Minister of State for Legal Affairs Nancy Namrouqa [4] [6]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Justice Ahmad Nouri Ziadat [13]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Yousef Shamali [6]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Labour Nadia al Rawabdeh [8]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Transport Wissam Tahtamouni [6] [8]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Ali Al-Kharabsheh [14]
Al-Ississ WEF High Resolution.jpg Minister of Finance Mohamad Al Ississ
Shikh-mohammaad-alkhalailah-2023.jpg Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mohammad Khalayleh [15]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Culture Haifa Najjar [16]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Environment Muawieh Radaideh [17]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Social Development Wafaa Bani Mustafa [9] [18]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Education and Higher Education and Scientific Research Azmi Mahafzah [9] [19]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Interior Mazin Abdellah Hilal Al Farrayeh [20]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Health Firas Al-Hawari [21]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Muzaffar Abu Al Saoud [4] [8]
Missing photo.svg Minister of Youth Mohammad Salameh Al Nabulsi
Missing photo.svg Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Ahmad Hanandeh
Missing photo.svg Minister of Investment Kholoud Saqqaf [22]

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