The prime minister of Jordan is the
head of government
In the Executive (government), executive branch, the head of government is the highest or the second-highest official of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presid ...
of the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
.
The prime minister is appointed by the
king of Jordan
The king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan () is the monarchical head of state of Jordan. He serves as the head of the Jordanian monarchy—the Hashemites, Hashemite dynasty. The king is addressed as Majesty, His Majesty ().
Jordan is a const ...
, who is then free to form his own
Cabinet. The
Parliament of Jordan then approves the programs of the new government through a
vote of confidence. There are no constitutional limits on a prime minister's term, and several of them served multiple non-consecutive terms.
Prime Ministry of Jordan
The Prime Ministry is the central agency of the
Government of Jordan which acts as the secretariat to the Prime Minister.
List of prime ministers
See also
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Politics of Jordan
The politics of Jordan takes place in a framework of a parliamentary monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Jordan is head of government, and of a multi-party system. Jordan is a constitutional monarchy based on the constitution promulgated on ...
References
1946 establishments in Jordan
Politics of Jordan
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