The prime minister of

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

Abdullah Ensour Abdullah Ensour ( ; ar, عبد الله النسور '; born 20 January 1939) is a Jordanian economist who served as the 40th Prime Minister of Jordan between October 2012 and May 2016. A veteran politician, he has held various cabinet positions ...

, formed his second cabinet in March 2013. The new cabinet was sworn in before

King Abdullah II Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of t ...

on 30 March 2013. On 23 April 2013, the parliament approved the cabinet with 83 votes in favor and 65 votes against. It was the 77th government of Jordan. In addition, it was the thirteenth government formed during the reign of King Abdullah who ascended to the throne in 1999.

Structure

The cabinet was initially made up of 19 members. The number of portfolios in the first cabinet of Ensour was 21. Of the cabinet members excluding Ensour, four retained their previous posts in the first cabinet. Nine of the cabinet members are newcomers, while five served in other cabinets. There is only one woman in the cabinet, Reem Abu Hassan who was appointed minister of social development. None of the cabinet members are member of the parliament.

Reshuffles

On 21 August, the cabinet was reshuffled and five ministers left office: Mohammad Wahsh (Education), Mohammad Qudah (Awqaf and Islamic affairs), Mujalli Mhailanm (Health), Malek Kabariti (Energy and mineral resources) and Barakat Awajan (Culture). In addition, the number of cabinet members was increased to 27. A further reshuffle occurred 2 March 2015, with five new ministers joining the cabinet while four left. Imad Fakhoury was named minister of planning and international cooperation,

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Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Nayef Al Fayez minister of tourism and antiquities, Labib Khadra minister of higher education and scientific research, and

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was named minister of information and communications technology. The ministers that left were: Mohammad Hamed of energy and mineral resources, Hatem Halawani of industry, trade and supply, Amin Mahmoud of higher education and Azzam Sleit of information and communications technology. Ibrahim Saif took over the post of energy. Furthermore, Mohammad Thneibat and Nasser Judeh were appointed deputy prime minister while keeping their own posts. On 19 May 2015

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replaced Interior Minister

Hussein Al-Majali Hussein Hazza' Majali ( ar, حسين هزاع المجالي; born 24 January 1960) is a Jordanian general and a former minister who served as Jordan's Interior Minister and Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs from 30 March 2013 to 17 May 201 ...

who had resigned two days before.

Cabinet members

As of August 2013, the members of the cabinet is as follows: *

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and Minister of Defense:

* Minister of Interior and Minister of Municipal Affairs:

* Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs: Mohammad Qudah (Until 21 August); Hayel Daoud *

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: Umayya Toukan * Minister of Foreign Affairs:

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* Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply:

* Minister of Information and Communications Technology:

Azzam Sleit Azzam Sleit (born 1966) is a Jordanian academic and politician. He was minister of information and communication technology of Jordan between 21 August 2013 and 2 March 2015. Early life and education Sleit was born on 9 June 1966. He received b ...

* Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources: Malek Kabariti (Until 21 August);

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* Minister of Labour and Minister of Transport: Nidal Katamine (latter post until 21 August) * Minister of Transport:

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* Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs:

Ahmad Ziadat Ahmad Nouri Ziadat (born 1950) is the Jordanian Minister of Justice. He was appointed as minister on 7 May 2021. Previously he had served as Minister of State for Legal Affairs since 12 October 2020 in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet led by Prime Mi ...

(Until 21 August) * Minister of Justice: Bassam Talhouni *

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: Labib Khadra * Minister of Education: Mohammad Wahsh (Until 21 August); Mohammad Thneibat * Minister of Public Works and Housing: Walid Masri (Until 21 August); Sami Halaseh * Minister of Social Development: Reem Abu Hassan * Minister of Environment and Minister of Health: Mujalli Mhailan (Until 21 August) * Minister of Environment: Taher Shakhshir * Minister of Health: Ali Hiasat * Minister of Planning and International Cooperation and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities: Ibrahim Saif * Minister of Water and Irrigation, and Minister of Agriculture: Hazem Nasser (latter post until 21 August) * Minister of Agriculture: Akef Zubi * Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs: Sameeh Al Maaytah * Minister of Culture: Barakat Awajan (Until 21 August); Lana Mamkegh * Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications and Minister of Political Development and Parliamentary Affairs: Mohammad Momani (Until 21 August) * Minister of Political Development and Parliamentary Affairs: Khaled Kalaldeh * Minister of State:

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References

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