This article lists the members of prime minister
Omar Razzaz
Omar Razzaz ( ar, عمر الرزاز; born 17 May 1961) was the 42nd Prime Minister of Jordan from June 14, 2018 to October 12, 2020. He was designated to form a new government on 5 June 2018 after his predecessor resigned as a result of widesp ...
'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. The cabinet was formed throughout the first half of June 2018 following the resignation of the previous prime minister
Hani Mulki
Hani Fawzi Mulki (also known as Hani Mulki; ar, هاني الملقي; '; born 15 October 1951) is a Jordanian politician that held several ministerial and diplomatic positions, and he was Chief Commissioner of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Au ...
, and officially sworn in on 14 June following a
royal decree
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. Mulki's resignation was a result of
widespread protests, which started on 30 May and were ignited by the proposed income tax bill. The new government has declared that the bill will be withdrawn from
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
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.
On 20 June 2018, another royal decree was issued ordering the Jordanian Parliament to reconvene on 9 July for a
special session
In a legislature, a special session (also extraordinary session) is a period when the body convenes outside of the normal legislative session. This most frequently occurs in order to complete unfinished tasks for the year (often delayed by confli ...
so the new government can present its policy statement, which is required before a House vote of confidence can take place.
On 9 July, the policy statement was delivered before the lower house of
parliament
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. The Razzaz government became official after it secured the required vote of confidence in the
lower house
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on 19 July. 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.
Cabinet Reshuffles
First cabinet: 20 June 2018 – 10 October 2018
Razzaz's first cabinet members were appointed in June 2018. 16 out of 28 ministers remained unchanged from
Hani Mulki's government.
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.
First reshuffle: 10 October 2018 – 1 November 2018
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.
On Thursday 11 October 2018, a royal decree was issued approving the cabinet reshuffle.
Dead Sea Flash Floods
As a result of the catastrophe which took place in the Dead Sea due to flash rains and claimed the lives of 21 people of which 18 schoolchildren, two ministers submitted their resignations on 1 November 2018 :
Lina Annab – Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and
Azmi Mahafzeh – Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Scientific Research. On 22 January 2019, their replacements were announced among a minor cabinet reshuffle.
Walid Maani was appointed as Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education,
Walid Masri as Minister of Municipal Affairs,
Majd Shweikeh
Majd Shweikeh (born 8 March 1966) is a Jordanian businesswoman and politician. From March 2015 until June 2018 she had been Minister of information and communications technology. She previously served as CEO at Orange Mobile and VTEL.
Career
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as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and
Anmar Khasawneh as Minister of Transport.
Second reshuffle: November 2019
This Cabinet reshuffle in Razzaz’s government is the fourth in one year after similar reshuffles took place in May and January 2019 and in October 2018. Nine new ministers were sworn in.
A Royal Decree has also been issued accepting the resignation of the following, as of November 7, 2019: Rajai Muasher as deputy prime minister and minister of state, Abdul Nasser Abul Basal as minister of Awqaf and Islamic affairs, Ezzeddine Kanakrieh as minister of finance and Jumana Ghunaimat as minister of state for media affairs, Ibrahim Shahahdeh as minister of agriculture and minister of environment, Anmar Khasawneh as minister of transport, Mohammad Abu Rumman as minister of culture and minister of youth and Mohamad Al-Ississ as minister of planning and international cooperation and minister of state for economic affairs.
See also
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2018 Jordanian protests
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Omar Razzaz
Omar Razzaz ( ar, عمر الرزاز; born 17 May 1961) was the 42nd Prime Minister of Jordan from June 14, 2018 to October 12, 2020. He was designated to form a new government on 5 June 2018 after his predecessor resigned as a result of widesp ...
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Hani Mulki's cabinet
The Prime Minister of Jordan, Hani Al-Mulki, was tasked with forming a cabinet on 29 May 2016. The new cabinet was sworn in by King Abdullah II on 1 June 2016. After the September 2016 general election, Mulki formed a new cabinet. The Cabinet co ...
References
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Cabinets established in 2018
Cabinet of Jordan