Parliament of Jordan

Jordanian Parliament

مجلس الأمة

Majlis Al-Umma
20th Parliament of Jordan
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesSenate
House of Representatives
Term limits
4 years
History
FoundedJanuary 1, 1952 (1952-01-01)
Leadership
Faisal Al-Fayez, Independent
since 7 November 2016
Ahmed Safadi, Independent
since November 15, 2022
Structure
Seats207 members:
69 senators
138 representatives
Senate makeup
Senate political groups
  •   Independent (69)
House of Representatives makeup
House of Representatives political groups
Elections
Appointed by the King
Proportional representation, one third for political parties nationwide, and two-thirds for local lists (18 quotas reserved for women, 12 for Christians, 3 for Circassians and Chechens)
10 September 2024
2028
Meeting place
Parliament building in Al-Abdali, Amman
Website
www.parliament.jo

The Parliament of Jordan (Arabic: مجلس الأمة Majlis Al-Umma) is the bicameral Jordanian national assembly. Established by the 1952 Constitution, the legislature consists of two houses: the Senate (Arabic: مجلس الأعيان Majlis Al-Aayan) and the House of Representatives (Arabic: مجلس النواب Majlis Al-Nuwaab).

The Senate has 69 members, all of whom are directly appointed by the king, while the House of Representatives has 138 elected members, with nine seats reserved for Christians, three are for Chechen and Circassian minorities, and fifteen for women.[1] The members of both houses serve for four-year terms.[2]

  1. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. 11 May 2022.
  2. ^ "World Factbook: Jordan", U.S. Central Intelligence Agency