Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet
2020–present
Date formed12 October 2020
People and organisations
MonarchAbdullah II
Prime MinisterBisher Al-Khasawneh
Prime Minister's history2020–present
Deputy Prime MinisterTawfiq Kreishan
Ayman Safadi
History
PredecessorOmar Razzaz's Cabinet

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]

Cabinet members

The current Cabinet of Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al-Khasawneh include the following members:

Portrait Office Incumbent
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]

References

  1. ↑ "Jordan News Agency (Petra)". petra.gov.jo. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  2. ↑ "King tasks Khasawneh with forming new Cabinet | King Abdullah II Official Website". kingabdullah.jo. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  3. ↑ "Royal Decree approves new Cabinet headed by Khasawneh". The Jordan Times. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Jordan Approves New Ministers in Cabinet Reshuffle". Qatar News Agency. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Royal Decree approves reshuffle of PM Khasawneh's Cabinet". Petra. 11 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 National, The (2022-10-27). "Jordan reshuffle: eight government ministers replaced". The National. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  7. ↑ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates". The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Minister of Agriculture". The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ministers - The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research". mohe.gov.jo. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  10. 1 2 "Ministers follow up on implementation of political modernisation programmes". Jordan Times. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishr Al-Khasawneh government". Guide To Jordanian Politics Life. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Profiles of new ministers". Jordan Times. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Bishr Al-Khasawneh government". Guide To Jordanian Politics Life. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  14. ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  15. ↑ "Cabinet Reshuffe". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  16. ↑ "H.E.Mr Nayef Hamidi Mohammed Al-Fayez". Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "Ministers". The Official Site of the Jordanian e-Government. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  18. ↑ "His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Ziyadat - Ministry of Justice". www.moj.gov.jo. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  19. ↑ "Ministers". The Official Site of the Jordanian e-Government. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  20. ↑ "Ministers". Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  21. ↑ "Ministry of Awqaf Islamic Affairs and Holy Places". Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "Royal Decree approves reshuffle of Khasawneh's Cabinet". Jordan Times. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  23. ↑ "The Minister". Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  24. ↑ "Minister". Ministry of Health. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  25. ↑ "Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs". Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  26. ↑ "Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation". The Official Site of the Jordanian e-Government. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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