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]
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 |
The cabinet saw reshuffles in March and October 2021.[4][5] In October 2022 the fifth reshuffle of the cabinet took place.[6]
Cabinet members
editThe 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] |
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- ^ "Royal Decree approves reshuffle of PM Khasawneh's Cabinet". Petra. 11 October 2021.
- ^ a b National, The (2022-10-27). "Jordan reshuffle: eight government ministers replaced". The National. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates". The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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- ^ a b "Ministers follow up on implementation of political modernisation programmes". Jordan Times. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
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