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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.
Omar Razzaz's cabinet of ministers is composed of 28 ministers. [1] The cabinet was formed throughout the first half of June 2018 following the resignation of the previous prime minister Hani Mulki, and officially sworn in on 14 June following a royal decree. Mulki's resignation was a result of widespread protests, which started on 30 May and were ignited by the proposed income tax bill. The new government has declared that the bill will be withdrawn from Parliament for further discussion.
Razzaz's cabinet was met with criticism due to the fact that 16 of 28 ministers remain unchanged from the preceding cabinet. Nevertheless, the cabinet holds 7 women, which is the largest representation of women that the country has seen. [2]
On 20 June 2018, another royal decree was issued ordering the Jordanian Parliament to reconvene on 9 July for a special session so the new government can present its policy statement, which is required before a House vote of confidence can take place. [3] On 9 July, the policy statement was delivered before the lower house of parliament. [4] The Razzaz government became official after it secured the required vote of confidence in the lower house on 19 July. [5] On 10 October, Razzaz reshuffled his cabinet, merged a few ministries, and created one new ministry. Eight ministers were approved by royal decree on 11 October. [6]
Razzaz's first cabinet members were appointed in June 2018. 16 out of 28 ministers remained unchanged from Hani Mulki's government.
Portrait | Name | Role [7] | Preceded by [8] | Comments |
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Omar Razzaz | Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence | Hani Mulki | ||
Rajai Muasher | Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of State | Jamal Sarayrah | ||
Ayman Safadi | Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs | Unchanged | ||
Adel Tweisi | Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research | Unchanged | ||
Hala Lattouf | Minister of Social Development | Unchanged | ||
Musa Maaytah | Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs | Unchanged | ||
Samir Murad | Minister of Labour | Unchanged | ||
Mahmoud Sheyyab | Minister of Health | Unchanged | ||
Yahya Kisbi | Minister of Public Works and Housing | Sami Halasa | ||
Nayef Al-Fayez | Minister of the Environment | Unchanged | ||
Walid Masri | Minister of Transportation, and Minister of Municipal Affairs | Unchanged | ||
Majd Shweikeh | Minister of Public Sector Development | Unchanged | Was also minister of ICT under Hani Mulki's government | |
Lina Annab | Minister of Tourism and Antiquities | Unchanged | ||
Khaled Musa Al Henefat | Minister of Agriculture | Unchanged | ||
Awad Abu Jarad | Minister of Justice | Unchanged | ||
Muhannad Shehadeh | Minister of State for Investment Affairs | Unchanged | ||
Samir Mubaidin | Minister of Interior | Unchanged | ||
Abdul Nasser Abul Bassal | Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs | Unchanged | ||
Ezzedin Kanakrieh | Minister of Finance | Omar Malhas | ||
Munir Oweiss | Minister of Water and Irrigation | Ali Ghazzawi | ||
Azmi Mahafzeh | Minister of Education | Omar Razzaz | ||
Makram Mustafa Queisi | Minister of Youth | Bashir Rawashdeh | ||
Mubarak Abu Yamin | Minister of State for Legal Affairs | Ahmad Oweidi | ||
Tareq Hammouri | Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply | Yarub Qudah | ||
Jumana Ghunaimat | Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson | Mohammad Momani | ||
Hala Zawati | Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources | Saleh Kharabseh | ||
Mary Kawar | Minister of Planning and International Cooperation | Imad Fakhoury | ||
Saif Nsour | Minister of Culture | Nabih Shuqum | ||
Mothanna Gharaibeh | Minister of Information and Communications Technology | Majd Shweikeh |
Razzaz has received criticism from the public for having kept more than half of the ministers from the previous cabinet, and for not having included younger people. [2]
On Wednesday 10 October 2018, most ministers submitted their resignations as part of Razzaz's plan to reshuffle ministers, merge a few ministries, and create a new ministry. [6] On Thursday 11 October 2018, a royal decree was issued approving the cabinet reshuffle. [9] [10]
Name | Role | Comments |
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Omar Razzaz | Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense | |
Rajai Muasher | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs | |
Majd Shweikeh | Minister of State for Administrative and Institutional Development | New ministry |
Muhannad Shehadeh | Minister of State for Investment Affairs | |
Mubarak Abu Yamin | Minister of State for Legal Affairs | |
Jumana Ghunaimat | Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson | |
Abdulnasser Abu El-Bassal | Ministry of Awqaf Islamic Affairs and Holy Places | |
Mohammad Abu Rumman | Minister of Culture and Youth | Merged, previous: Basma Nsour (Culture), Makram Mustafa Queisi (Youth) |
Azmi Mahafzeh | Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Scientific Research | Merged, previous: Adel Tweisi (Higher Education and Scientific Research) |
Hala Zawati | Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources | |
Ibrahim Shahahdeh | Minister of Environment and Agriculture | Merged, previous: Nayef Al-Fayez (Environment), Khaled Hneifat (Agriculture) |
Ezzedin Kanakrieh | Minister of Finance | |
Ayman Safadi | Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs | |
Ghazi Zaben | Minister of Health | Previous: Mahmoud Sheyyab |
Tareq Hammouri | Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply | |
Mothanna Gharaibeh | Minister of Information and Communications Technology | |
Samir Mubaidin | Minister of Interior | |
Bassam Talhouni | Minister of Justice | Previous: Awad Abu Jarad |
Samir Murad | Minister of Labour | |
Mary Kawar | Minister of Planning and International Cooperation | |
Musa Maaytah | Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs | |
Falah Amoush | Minister of Public Works and Housing | Previous: Yahya Kisbi |
Basma Isshaqat | Minister of Social Development | Previous: Hala Lattouf |
Lina Annab | Minister of Tourism and Antiquities | |
Walid Masri | Minister of Transportation, and Minister of Municipal Affairs | |
Raed Abu Soud | Minister of Water and Irrigation | Previous: Munir Oweiss |
As a result of the catastrophe which took place in the Dead Sea due to flash rains and claimed the lives of 21 people of which 18 schoolchildren, two ministers submitted their resignations on 1 November 2018: Lina Annab – Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and Azmi Mahafzeh – Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Scientific Research. [11] On 22 January 2019, their replacements were announced among a minor cabinet reshuffle. Walid Maani was appointed as Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education, Walid Masri as Minister of Municipal Affairs, Majd Shweikeh as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and Anmar Khasawneh as Minister of Transport.
This Cabinet reshuffle in Razzaz’s government is the fourth in one year after similar reshuffles took place in May and January 2019 and in October 2018. Nine new ministers were sworn in.
A Royal Decree has also been issued accepting the resignation of the following, as of 7 November 2019: Rajai Muasher as deputy prime minister and minister of state, Abdul Nasser Abul Basal as minister of Awqaf and Islamic affairs, Ezzeddine Kanakrieh as minister of finance and Jumana Ghunaimat as minister of state for media affairs, Ibrahim Shahahdeh as minister of agriculture and minister of environment, Anmar Khasawneh as minister of transport, Mohammad Abu Rumman as minister of culture and minister of youth and Mohamad Al-Ississ as minister of planning and international cooperation and minister of state for economic affairs. [12]
Name | Role | Comments |
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Omar Razzaz | Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense | |
Ayman Safadi | Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs | |
Musa Maaytah | Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs | |
Nidal Bataineh | Minister of Labour | |
Walid Masri | Minister of Local Administration | |
Yasera Ghosheh | Minister of State for Institutional Performance Development | |
Sami Daoud | Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs | |
Wissam Rabadi | Minister of Planning and International Cooperation | Previous: Mohamad Al-Ississ |
Salameh Hammad | Minister of Interior | |
Mohammad Khalaileh | Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs | Previous: Abdul Nasser Abul Bassal |
Mohamad Al-Ississ | Minister of Finance | Previous: Ezzedin Kanakriyah |
Mubarak Abu Yamin | Minister of State for Legal Affairs | |
Tareq Hammouri | Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply | |
Amjad Adaileh | Minister of State for Media Affairs | Previous: Jumana Ghunaimat |
Hala Zawati | Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources | |
Majd Shweikeh | Minister of State for Administrative and Institutional Development | |
Mothanna Gharaibeh | Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship | |
Raed Abu Soud | Minister of Water and Irrigation | |
Bassam Talhouni | Minister of Justice | |
Majd Shweikeh | Minister of Tourism and Antiquities | |
Falah Amoush | Minister of Public Works and Housing | |
Basma Isshaqat | Minister of Social Development | |
Saad Jaber | Minister of Health | |
Ibrahim Shahahdeh | Minister of Agriculture | Split, previous: Ibrahim Shahahdeh (Environment and Agriculture) |
Saleh Kharabsheh | Minister of Environment | |
Basim Tweissi | Minister of Culture | Split, previous: Mohammad Abu Rumman (Culture and Youth) |
Fares Braizat | Minister of Youth | |
Muhyiddine Touq | Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research | Split, previous: Walid Maani (Education and Higher Education) |
Tayseer Nueimi | Minister of Education | |
Khalid Saif | Minister of Transport | Previous: Anmar Khasawneh |
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