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Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet

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Cabinet of Bisher Al-Khasawneh

Cabinet of Jordan
Date formed12 October 2020 (2020-10-12)
Date dissolved15 September 2024 (2024-09-15)
People and organisations
Abdullah II
Bisher Al-Khasawneh
Deputy Prime Ministers
Tawfiq Kreishan
Ayman Safadi
Member parties
  Independent
History
Election2020 general election
Legislature term19th Parliament
PredecessorRazzaz Cabinet
SuccessorHassan 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 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] October 2022,[6] and September 2023.[7]

Cabinet members

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The Cabinet of Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al-Khasawneh included 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[8]
Minister of Agriculture Khaled Musa Al Henefat[9]
Minister of Education and Higher Education and Scientific Research Azmi Mahafzah[10][11]
Minister of State Wajih Azaizeh[12]
Minister of Government Communications Muhannad Al Mubaidin[11][13]
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of State for Public Sector Modernisation Nasser Shraideh[13]
Minister of Public Works and Housing Ahmad Maher Abul Samen[14][15]
Minister of Transport Wesam Al Tahtamouni[12][16]
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Nayef Al Fayez[17]
Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs Ibrahim Jazi
Minister of State for Legal Affairs Nancy Namrouqa[18]
Minister of Justice Ahmad Nouri Ziadat[19]
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Yousef Shamali[20]
Minister of Labour Nadia al Rawabdeh
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Ali Al-Kharabsheh[21]
Minister of Finance Mohamad Al Ississ
Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mohammad Khalayleh[22]
Minister of Culture Haifa Najjar[23]
Minister of Social Development Wafaa Bani Mustafa[6][13]
Minister of Interior Mazin Abdellah Hilal Al Farrayeh[24]
Minister of Health Firas Al-Hawari[25]
Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs Haditha Jamal Haditha Al-Khreisha[26]
Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abu Soud[12]
Minister of Youth Mohammad Salameh Al Nabulsi
Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Ahmad Hanandeh
Minister of Investment Kholoud Saqqaf[13][12]
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Zeina Toukan[12][27]

References

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  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. ↑ "Royal Decree approves reshuffle of PM Khasawneh's Cabinet". Jordan Times. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  8. ↑ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates". The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Minister of Agriculture". The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Ministers - The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research". mohe.gov.jo. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  11. 1 2 "Ministers follow up on implementation of political modernisation programmes". Jordan Times. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishr Al-Khasawneh government". Guide To Jordanian Politics Life. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Profiles of new ministers". Jordan Times. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Bishr Al-Khasawneh government". Guide To Jordanian Politics Life. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  15. ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  16. ↑ "Cabinet Reshuffe". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  17. ↑ "H.E.Mr Nayef Hamidi Mohammed Al-Fayez". Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Ministers". The Official Site of the Jordanian e-Government. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Ziyadat - Ministry of Justice". www.moj.gov.jo. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  20. ↑ "Ministers". The Official Site of the Jordanian e-Government. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  21. ↑ "Ministers". Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "Ministry of Awqaf Islamic Affairs and Holy Places". Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  23. ↑ "Royal Decree approves reshuffle of Khasawneh's Cabinet". Jordan Times. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  24. ↑ "The Minister". Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  25. ↑ "Minister". Ministry of Health. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  26. ↑ "Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs". Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  27. ↑ "Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation". The Official Site of the Jordanian e-Government. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.