Cabinet of Jordan
Encyclopedia
The Cabinet of Jordan is the chief executive
body of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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Executive (government)
Executive branch of Government is the part of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy. The division of power into separate branches of government is central to the idea of the separation of powers.In many countries, the term...
body of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
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Current Cabinet
Sworn in 9 February 2011.| Office | Incumbent | Telephone | Website | Since |
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| Prime Minister and Defense Minister | Marouf al-Bakhit Marouf al-Bakhit Dr. Marouf Suleiman al-Bakhit is a Jordanian politician and two-time 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... |
Tel: 464 - 1211 Fax: 464 - 2520 | www.pm.gov.jo | 1 February 2011 |
| Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | Riyad Abu Karaki | |||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Nasser Judeh | Tel: 464 - 4311 Fax: 465 - 0859 | www.mfa.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Justice | Hussein Mujalli | Tel: 465 - 3533 Fax: 464 - 3197 | www.moj.gov.jo | |
| State Minister for Prime Ministry Affairs | Mohammad Udinat | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior | Sa'ad Hayel Sorrour | Tel: 569 - 1141 Fax: 560 - 6908 | www.moi.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Education | Tayseer Nuaimi | Tel: 560 - 7181 Fax: 566 - 6019 | www.moe.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Finance | Mohammad Abu Hammour | Tel: 560 - 7191 Fax :568 - 4692 | www.mof.gov.jo | |
| Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications | Taher Adwan | |||
| Minister of Planning and International Cooperation | Jaafar Hassan | Tel: 464 - 4466 Fax: 464 - 9341 | www.mop.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research | Wajih Owais Wajih Owais Wajih Mousa Owais is a Jordanian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research . He was appointed as Minister in February 2011 . Dr. Owais was the Professor of Genetics, a researcher, Chairman of Board of Directors of King Abdullah University Hospital, and the President of Jordan... |
Tel: 534 - 7671 Fax: 533 - 7616 | www.mohe.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs | Abdul Rahim Okour | Tel: 566 - 6141 Fax: 560 - 2254 | www.awqaf.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Water and Irrigation | Mohammad Najjar | Tel: 563 - 3100 Fax: 568 - 0075 | www.mwi.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Labour | Mahmoud Kafaween | Tel: 569 - 8186 Fax:566 - 7193 | www.mol.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Tourism and Antiquities | Haifa Abu Ghazaleh | Tel: 464 - 2311 Fax: 464 - 8465 | www.mota.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources | Khaled Touqan | Tel: 586 - 3326 Fax: 586 - 5714 | www.memr.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Social Development | Salwa Dhamen | Tel: 593 - 1518 Fax: 560 - 7519 | www.mosd.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Public Works and Housing | Yahia Kisbi | Tel: 585 - 0470 Fax: 585 - 7590 Tel: 551 - 8111 Fax: 552 - 7233 |
www.mpwh.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs | Hazim Qashou | Tel: 464 - 1393 Fax: 464 - 0404 | ||
| Minister of Culture | Tariq Masarwah | Tel: 569 - 6598 Fax: 569 - 6218 | www.culture.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Health | Yaseen Husban | Tel: 566 - 5131 Fax: 568 - 8373 | www.moh.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | Hani Mulqi | Tel: 560 - 7191 Fax :568 - 4692 | www.mit.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Environment | Taher Shakhshir | Tel: 556 - 0113 Fax: 556 - 0288 | www.moenv.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Information and Communications Technology | Atef Tal | Tel: 585 - 9001 Fax: 582 - 5262 | www.mopc.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Transportation | Mohannad Quda | Tel: 551-8111 Fax: 552-7233 | www.mot.gov.jo | |
| Minister of State and Minister of Agriculture | Samir Habashneh Samir Habashneh Samir Habashneh is the Minister of State and Minister of Agriculture for Jordan. He is a former Minister of the Interior.Born in 1951, Habashneh earned his BSc in agricultural engineering from Baghdad University in 1974. He worked in the Agricultural Cooperative Society and then as a consultant at... |
Tel: 568-6151 Fax: 568-6310 | www.moa.gov.jo | |
| Minister of Public Sector Reform & Minister of Political Development | Mazen Saket | |||
External links
- Government of Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit, Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan