Omar Razzaz's cabinet

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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 the 30th of 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 The new government has declared that the bill will be withdrawn from Parliament for further discussion.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]

First cabinet

Razzaz's first cabinet members were appointed in June 2018. 16 out of 28 ministers remained unchanged from Hani Mulki's government.

Name Role[7] Preceded by[8]
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 previous government
Lina Annab Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Unchanged
Khaled Hneifat 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 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
Basma Nsour Minister of Culture Nabih Shuqum
Mothanna Gharaibeh Minister of Information and Communications Technology Majd Shweikeh

Criticism

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]

Cabinet reshuffle

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] The full list of cabinet members are presented as below:

Name Role Comments
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 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PM Razzaz Announces Gov't Formation, Royal Decree Ratifies". جريدة الغد (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  2. 1 2 "New Jordanian cabinet has fresh faces but same old problems". The National. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  3. ↑ http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/parliament-extraordinary-session-open-next-month
  4. ↑ http://petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Site_Id=1&lang=2&NewsID=361301&CatID=-1
  5. ↑ http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/razzaz-government-wins-vote-confidence-after-marathon-debate
  6. 1 2 "تعديل وزاري في الأردن يشمل 8 "حقائب"". سكاي نيوز عربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  7. ↑ "New government sworn in". Jordan Times. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  8. ↑ "New ministers take oath as Mulki reshuffles team". Jordan Times. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  9. ↑ "موقع خبرني : الوزراء الجدد - أسماء". موقع خبرني (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  10. ↑ "New ministers take oath as Razzaz reshuffles team". Jordan Times. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
Preceded by
Hani Al-Mulki's second cabinet		 Cabinet of Jordan
June 2018–present		 Succeeded by
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