Jordan’s King Abdullah II has tapped a longtime aide to serve as the kingdom’s new prime minister. The Royal Court said the king has asked Jafar Hassan to form a new government. Hassan is a former planning minister and the current head of Abdullah’s office.
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan ’s King Abdullah II on Sunday tapped a longtime aide to serve as the kingdom’s new prime minister.
The Royal Court said the king has asked Jafar Hassan, a former planning minister and the current head of Abdullah’s office, to form a new government. Hassan has a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Geneva and a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University. He will replace the outgoing prime minister, Bisher Al-Khasawneh, whose Cabinet resigned on Sunday in the wake of a parliamentary election. Al-Khasawneh has served since October 2020.
Hassan must now cobble together a new Cabinet to confront a series of challenges, including a struggling economy and widespread public anger over. Although Jordan has a peace agreement with Israel, it’s home to a large Palestinian population. In last week’s parliamentary election, an Islamic party emerged as the largest faction, in part because of the anger over the war in Gaza.
In Jordan, a pro-Western monarchy, all power rests with the king. The prime minister and his Cabinet work with the king in setting and implementing policies.
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