Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh is a Jordanian former politician and judge who was the 39th Prime Minister of Jordan,serving from October 2011 to April 2012. He was also formerly a judge of the International Court of Justice.
Marouf Suleiman al-Bakhit was a Jordanian politician who was twice prime minister. He first served as prime minister from 27 November 2005 until 25 November 2007 and then again from 9 February 2011 to 17 October 2011. Bakhit also held the position of Jordanian ambassador to Israel and the national security chief. Appointed prime minister by King Abdullah II less than three weeks after the 2005 Amman bombings,Bakhit's main priorities were to maintain security and stability in Jordan. He was reappointed prime minister by the King on 1 February 2011,following weeks of protests.
The Jordanian protests were a series of protests in Jordan that began in January 2011,and resulted in the firing of the cabinet ministers of the government. In its early phase,protests in Jordan were initially against unemployment,inflation,corruption. along with demanding for real constitutional monarchy and electoral reforms.
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.
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.
Omar Razzaz is a Jordanian politician who served as the 42nd Prime Minister of Jordan from June 14,2018 to October 12,2020. He was designated to form a new government on 5 June 2018 after his predecessor resigned as a result of widespread protests against IMF-backed austerity measures in the country.
Bisher Khasawneh is a Jordanian politician and diplomat who served as the 43rd Prime Minister of Jordan and Minister of Defence from 12 October 2020 to 15 September 2024.
Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh was tasked with forming a cabinet on 7 October 2020. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Ahmad Maher Tawfeeq Abul Samen is the Jordanian Minister of Public Works and Housing and Minister of Transport. He was appointed as minister on 27 October 2022.
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.
Nadia Abdul Rauf Salim Al-Rawabdeh is a Jordanian politician currently serving as the Minister of Labour since 27 September 2023.
Hani Al-Khasawneh is a Jordanian former minister and member of the Ba'ath Party. He is the father of the current prime Minister of Jordan Bisher Al-Khasawneh. He was appointed as Minister of Youth in the cabinet of Ahmad Obeidat in 1984،In 1988 he was appointed Minister of Media in the Zaid Rifai's final cabinet,which ended in 1989. In this role,he was instrumental in having US political correspondent Rick Davis expelled from Jordan. Prior to the fall of Saddam Hussein,Khasawneh was described as "an outspoken proponent of Iraq and a peddler of conspiracy theories".
