The prime minister of Jordan is the head of government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Since the establishment of the state as the Emirate of Transjordan in 1921, 44 people have held the position of prime minister, several of whom have served multiple non-consecutive terms. Tawfik Abu Al-Huda served for a total of 12 years and is considered the longest-serving prime minister.

Jordan's current constitution, which was promulgated in 1951, outlines that the prime minister is appointed by the king of Jordan, whose government must be approved through a vote of confidence by the elected lower chamber of Parliament, the House of Representatives. Jordan has had one parliamentary government in its history, the short-lived government led by Suleiman Nabulsi's National Socialist Party in 1956–57.

The incumbent prime minister is Jafar Hassan, who assumed office on 15 September 2024.

List of officeholders Political parties

Other affiliations

Status

Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Cabinet(s) King Took office Left office Time in office • Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946) • 1 Rashid Talaa 11 April 1921 5 August 1921 IP — Abdullah 2 Mazhar Raslan 15 August 1921 10 March 1922 Independent — 3 Ali al-Rikabi 10 March 1922 1 February 1923 Military — — Mazhar Raslan 1 February 1923 5 September 1923 Independent — 4 Hasan Abu Al-Huda 5 September 1923 3 March 1924 Independent — Ali al-Rikabi 3 March 1924 26 June 1926 Military — Hasan Abu Al-Huda 26 June 1926 22 February 1931 Independent — 1929 5 Abd Allah Siraj 22 February 1931 18 October 1933 Independent 1931 6 Ibrahim Hashem 18 October 1933 28 September 1938 Independent — 1934 1937 7 Tawfik Abu Al-Huda 28 September 1938 15 October 1944 Independent — 1942 — 8 Samir Al-Rifai 15 October 1944 19 May 1945 Independent — Ibrahim Hashem 19 May 1945 25 May 1946 Independent — • Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1946–present) • Ibrahim Hashem 25 May 1946 4 February 1947 Independent — Abdullah I Samir Al-Rifai 4 February 1947 28 December 1947 Independent 1947 Tawfik Abu Al-Huda 28 December 1947 12 April 1950 Independent — 9 Sa'id Mufti 12 April 1950 4 December 1950 Independent 1950 — Samir Al-Rifai 4 December 1950 25 July 1951 Independent — Tawfik Abu Al-Huda 25 July 1951 5 May 1953 Independent — Talal 1951 — 10 Fawzi Mulki 5 May 1953 4 May 1954 Independent — MulkiHussein Tawfik Abu Al-Huda 4 May 1954 30 May 1955 Independent 1954 — Sa'id Mufti 30 May 1955 15 December 1955 Independent — 11 Hazza' Majali 15 December 1955 21 December 1955 Independent — — Ibrahim Hashem 21 December 1955 8 January 1956 Independent — Samir Al-Rifai 8 January 1956 22 May 1956 Independent — Sa'id Mufti 22 May 1956 1 July 1956 Independent — Ibrahim Hashem 1 July 1956 29 October 1956 Independent — 12 Suleiman Nabulsi 29 October 1956 13 April 1957 NSP 1956 Nabulsi 13 Hussein Khalidi 15 April 1957 24 April 1957 Independent — Ibrahim Hashem 24 April 1957 18 May 1958 Independent — Samir Al-Rifai 18 May 1958 6 May 1959 Independent — Hazza' Majali 6 May 1959 29 August 1960 Independent — 14 Bahjat Talhouni 29 August 1960 28 January 1962 Independent — 1961 15 Wasfi Tal 28 January 1962 27 March 1963 Independent — 1962 Samir Al-Rifai 27 March 1963 21 April 1963 Independent — 16 Hussein ibn Nasser 21 April 1963 6 July 1964 Independent — 1963 Bahjat Talhouni 6 July 1964 14 February 1965 Independent — Wasfi Tal 14 February 1965 4 March 1967 Independent — Hussein ibn Nasser 4 March 1967 23 April 1967 Independent — 17 Saad Jumaa 23 April 1967 7 October 1967 Independent 1967 — Bahjat Talhouni 7 October 1967 24 March 1969 Independent — 18 Abdelmunim Rifai 24 March 1969 13 August 1969 Independent — Bahjat Talhouni 13 August 1969 27 June 1970 Independent — Abdelmunim Rifai 27 June 1970 16 September 1970 Independent — 19 Mohammad Al-Abbasi 16 September 1970 26 September 1970 Military — 20 Ahmad Toukan 26 September 1970 28 October 1970 Independent — Wasfi Tal 28 October 1970 28 November 1971 Independent — 21 Ahmad Lozi 29 November 1971 26 May 1973 Independent — 22 Zaid Rifai 26 May 1973 13 July 1976 Independent — 23 Mudar Badran 13 July 1976 19 December 1979 Independent — 24 Abdelhamid Sharaf 19 December 1979 3 July 1980 Independent — 25 Kassim Rimawi 3 July 1980 28 August 1980 Independent — Mudar Badran 28 August 1980 10 January 1984 Independent — 26 Ahmad Obeidat 10 January 1984 4 April 1985 Independent — Zaid Rifai 4 April 1985 27 April 1989 Independent — 27 Zaid ibn Shaker 27 April 1989 4 December 1989 Independent 1989 Mudar Badran 4 December 1989 19 June 1991 Independent — 28 Taher Masri 19 June 1991 21 November 1991 Independent — Zaid ibn Shaker 21 November 1991 29 May 1993 Independent — 29 Abdelsalam Majali 29 May 1993 7 January 1995 Independent 1993 Zaid ibn Shaker 7 January 1995 4 February 1996 Independent — 30 Abdul Karim Kabariti 4 February 1996 9 March 1997 Independent — Abdelsalam Majali 9 March 1997 20 August 1998 Independent — 1997 31 Fayez Tarawneh 20 August 1998 4 March 1999 Independent — 32 Abdelraouf Rawabdeh 4 March 1999 19 June 2000 Independent — Abdullah II 33 Ali Abu Al-Ragheb 19 June 2000 25 October 2003 Independent — 34 Faisal Al-Fayez 25 October 2003 6 April 2005 Independent 2003 35 Adnan Badran 6 April 2005 27 November 2005 Independent — 36 Marouf al-Bakhit 27 November 2005 25 November 2007 Independent — 37 Nader Al-Dahabi 25 November 2007 14 December 2009 Independent 2007 38 Samir Rifai 14 December 2009 9 February 2011 Independent — 2010 Marouf al-Bakhit 9 February 2011 24 October 2011 Independent — 39 Awn Al-Khasawneh 24 October 2011 2 May 2012 Independent — Al-Khasawneh Fayez Tarawneh 2 May 2012 11 October 2012 Independent — Tarawneh II 40 Abdullah Ensour 11 October 2012 1 June 2016 Independent — Ensour I 2013 Ensour II 41 Hani Mulki 1 June 2016 14 June 2018 Independent — Mulki I 2016 Mulki II 42 Omar Razzaz 14 June 2018 12 October 2020 Independent — Razzaz 43 Bisher Khasawneh 12 October 2020 15 September 2024 Independent 2020 Khasawneh 44 Jafar Hassan 15 September 2024 Incumbent Independent 2024

Timeline

See also List of kings of Jordan

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