The prime minister of Jordan is the

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of the

Hashemite Kingdom 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 ...

. The prime minister is appointed by the

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, who is then free to form his own Cabinet. The

Parliament of Jordan The Parliament of Jordan ( ar, مجلس الأمة ') is the Bicameralism, bicameral Jordanian national assembly. Established by the Constitution of Jordan, 1952 Constitution, the legislature consists of two houses: the Senate (Jordan), Senate ...

then approves the programs of the new government through a

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. There are no constitutional limits on a prime minister's term, and several of them served multiple non-consecutive terms.

List of prime ministers

References

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List of prime ministers

See also

References