Head of state
Verified
The Prime Ministry's list of the current government is published in Arabic; English names and titles follow the Royal Hashemite Court's English releases. The list checked on 13 October 2026 has 30 members and no separate Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Azmi Mahafzah held that post with Education until the 11 August 2026 decree.
- Head of state
- Abdullah IIKing
- Head of government
- Jafar HassanPrime Minister · since 18 Sept 2024
- System
- Semi-constitutional monarchyCapital: Amman
- UN e-government rank
- 89 of 193EGDI 2024
Jordan is a semi-constitutional monarchy[1]. The head of state is King Abdullah II[3][4]. The government is led by Prime Minister Jafar Hassan, in office since 18 Sept 2024[4][5][6]. Govpedia records 30 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Amman
- Region
- Western Asia
- Area
- 89,342 km²
- Language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Jordanian dinar (د.ا)
- People
- Jordanian
- Borders
- Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria
- Calling code
- +962
- Internet domain
- .jo
Leadership
Who leads the state
Head of government
VerifiedExecutive
Government of Jafar Hassan
30 of 30 verified on official pages
Reshuffled by Royal Decree on 6 August 2025, 14 July 2026 and 11 August 2026. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[9]
2024
0.685rank 89 of 193
- Online services0.759
- Human capital0.646
- Telecom infrastructure0.650
Record of changes
Timeline
11 Aug 2026
Royal Decree reshuffles the cabinet: Walid Masri and Muhannad Shehadeh become Deputy Prime Ministers while keeping their portfolios, and Azmi Mahafzah becomes Minister of Education and Human Resource Development.[7]
Verified14 Jul 2026
Royal Decree accepts the resignation of Labour Minister Khaled Bakkar and appoints Transport Minister Nidal Katamine also Minister of Labour.[3]
Verified6 Aug 2025
Royal Decree approves the first reshuffle of Jafar Hassan's cabinet: nine new ministers are appointed and ten leave, including the ministers of tourism, agriculture, investment, health, environment, transport and youth.[8]
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Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]Royal Decree approves reshuffle of PM Hassan's Cabinet (14 July 2026)
Office of King Abdullah IIOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [4]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [5]Royal Decree approves new Cabinet headed by PM Hassan
Royal Hashemite CourtOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]Current government (الحكومة الحالية)
Prime Ministry of JordanOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [7]Royal Decree approves reshuffle of PM Hassan's Cabinet (11 August 2026)
Royal Hashemite CourtOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [8]Royal Decree approves reshuffle of PM Hassan's Cabinet (6 August 2025)
Royal Hashemite CourtOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [9]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026