Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Jafar Hassan
Office verified
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Source: Royal Hashemite Court
Office verified
Confirmed by an official record of the government or institution. The seal certifies the record, not the person: it is not an endorsement or a claimed account.
Source: Royal Hashemite Court
Serving in the Government of Jafar Hassan since 18 Sept 2024. 5 public offices on record since 2006.
- In office
- 2 yrs 1 mo
- Record
- Verified
- Offices
- 5
Verified on rhc.jo · checked 13 Oct 2026
Jafar Hassan has been Prime Minister of Jordan since September 2024, appointed by King Abdullah II. He joined the foreign service in 1991 and was Minister of Planning and International Cooperation from 2009 to 2013.[4]
Overview
Current office
Career
Record in public office
18 Sept 2024 – present
Prime Minister[1][2][3]
Government of Jafar HassanVerified18 Sept 2024 – present
Prime Minister and Minister of Defence[1][2]
Government of Jafar HassanVerified2018
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs[4]
Sourced2009 – 2013
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation[4]
Sourced2006 – 2009
Director of the International Affairs Department, Royal Hashemite Court[4]
Sourced
Education
Education
In government
Serves with 29 colleagues
- Ayman SafadiDeputy PM; Foreign Affairs
- Walid MasriDeputy PM; Local Administration
- Muhannad ShehadehDeputy PM; Economic Affairs
- Raed Abu SoudWater and Irrigation
- Ahmad Maher Abul SamenPublic Works and Housing
- Nidal KatamineTransport; Labour
- Mohammad MomaniGovernment Communication
- Bassam TalhouniJustice
- Yarub QudahIndustry, Trade and Supply
- Saleh KharabshehEnergy
- Azmi MahafzahEducation
- Mohammad KhalailehAwqaf and Islamic Affairs
- Mazen FarrayaInterior
- Wafaa Bani MustafaSocial Development
- Nancy NamrouqaForeign Affairs (State)
- Zeina ToukanPlanning
- Abdul Monem OdatPolitical and Parliamentary Affairs
- Fayyad AlqudahLegal Affairs
- Abdelhakim ShibliFinance
- Mustafa RawashdehCulture
- Sami SmeiratDigital Economy
- Badria Al BalbisiPublic Sector Development
- Abdul Latif Al NajdawiPrime Ministry Affairs
- Raed AdwanYouth
- Ibrahim Al BdourHealth
- Saeb KhraisatAgriculture
- Imad HijazinTourism
- Tareq Abu GhazalehInvestment
- Ayman SuleimanEnvironment
Evidence
How this record is supported
Claims by status
8 claims · 4 sources
- Verified 3
- Sourced 5
Sources
- [1]Royal Decree approves new Cabinet headed by PM Hassan
Royal Hashemite CourtOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [2]Current government (الحكومة الحالية)
Prime Ministry of JordanOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [3]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [4]Jafar Hassan - Wikipedia
WikipediaReferenceChecked 17 Oct 2026
Cite this record
Govpedia. "Jafar Hassan." Prime Minister. Record gp:person/jafar-hassan, last checked 13 Oct 2026. IQGov. https://govpedia.org/person/jafar-hassan/