Published 09/15/2024 12:24:45 p.m.

Jordan's King Abdullah appoints US-educated technocrat as PM, royal court says

Jordan's King Abdullah appointed Jafar Hassan as Prime Minister after the government resigned following a parliamentary election, per the royal court.
Hassan replaces Bisher Khasawneh, tasked with addressing Jordan's economic challenges amid the ongoing Gaza war.
"Public service is a great honor and responsibility," Hassan stated on social media, acknowledging his duty to serve Jordan.

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Jordan's king appoints Harvard-educated aide to serve as prime minister

Jordan’s King Abdullah II has tapped a longtime aide to serve as the kingdom’s new prime minister

09/15/2024 5:51:48 p.m.·United States

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KIFI

Jordan's king appoints Harvard-educated aide to serve as prime minister

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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. The Harvard-educated Hassan is to replace the outgoing prime minister whose Cabinet resigned Sunday in the wake of a parliamentary election. Hassan must now cobble togeth…

09/15/2024 5:51:48 p.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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TASS [🇷🇺-affiliated]

King of Jordan appoints new prime minister

Since 2021, Jafar Hassan has been heading the King’s office

09/15/2024 4:53:33 p.m.·Moscow, Russian Federation

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The Straits Times

Jordan prime minister submits resignation days after election, sources say

AMMAN - Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh submitted his resignation on Sunday, officials familiar with the matter said, less than week after a parliamentary election that saw some gains for the Islamist opposition in the U.S.-allied kingdom. Read more at straitstimes.com.

09/15/2024 9:05:58 a.m.·Singapore

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WION

Jordan’s King Abdullah appoints US-educated technocrat as PM, royal court says

Jordan's King Abdullah has designated key palace aide Jafar Hassan as prime minister after the government resigned on Sunday, the royal court said, days after a parliamentary election in which the Islamist opposition made some gains in the US-allied kingdom. Hassan, now head of King Abdullah's office and a former planning minister, replaces Bisher Khasawneh, a veteran diplomat and former palace adviser who was appointed nearly four years ago, a

09/15/2024 2:12:22 p.m.·Noida, India

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Noticias ao Minuto

King of Jordan appoints chief of staff as prime minister

Under the Constitution, the government resigns after the legislative elections, which happened today, and it is the king who appoints the prime minister, and not the Parliament, which enjoys limited powers. “King Abdullah on Sunday instructed Jaafar Hassan to form a new government,” the Palace said in a statement. Hassan, 56, replaces Bishr Al Jasauneh, who led the government since October 2020 and who previously submitted his resignation to the…

09/15/2024 2:36:44 p.m.·Portugal

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