Omar Razzaz's cabinet

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This article lists the members of prime minister Omar Razzaz's cabinet. Razzaz assumed office on 4 June 2018. He was sworn in along with his cabinet on 14 June 2018.

Omar Razzaz's cabinet of ministers is composed of 28 ministers.[1] The cabinet was formed throughout the first half of June 2018 following the resignation of the previous prime minister Hani Mulki, and officially sworn in on 14 June following a royal decree. Mulki's resignation was a result of widespread protests, which started on 30 May and were ignited by the proposed income tax bill. The new government has declared that the bill will be withdrawn from Parliament for further discussion.

Razzaz's cabinet was met with criticism due to the fact that 16 of 28 ministers remain unchanged from the preceding cabinet. Nevertheless, the cabinet holds 7 women, which is the largest representation of women that the country has seen.[2]

On 20 June 2018, another royal decree was issued ordering the Jordanian Parliament to reconvene on 9 July for a special session so the new government can present its policy statement, which is required before a House vote of confidence can take place.[3] On 9 July, the policy statement was delivered before the lower house of parliament.[4] The Razzaz government became official after it secured the required vote of confidence in the lower house on 19 July.[5] On 10 October, Razzaz reshuffled his cabinet, merged a few ministries, and created one new ministry. Eight ministers were approved by royal decree on 11 October.[6]

  1. ^ "PM Razzaz Announces Gov't Formation, Royal Decree Ratifies". جريدة الغد (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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  3. ^ "Parliament extraordinary session to open next month". 20 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Jordan News Agency (Petra) |Razzaz presents government policy statement .... 5th LD". Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. ^ JT (20 July 2018). "Razzaz government wins vote of confidence after marathon debate". The Jordan Times. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  6. ^ "تعديل وزاري في الأردن يشمل 8 "حقائب"". سكاي نيوز عربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.