Africa & Middle East · reference
🇯🇴 Jordan
Constitutional monarchy with dominant royal power
SystemConstitutional monarchy with dominant royal power
Head of stateKing Abdullah II
Head of governmentPrime Minister Jafar Hassan, appointed by the king
LegislatureParliament · a 138-seat elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate
ElectionsParliamentary elections are held and contested, but the palace appoints governments and sets strategic policy
Last election2024-09-10 · House of Representatives election, in which the Islamist IAF became the largest party
Next election2028 · parliamentary election due
The Hashemite kingdom absorbs shock after shock from its neighbourhood, hosting millions of Palestinian-origin citizens and Syrian refugees while guarding a peace treaty with Israel that the Gaza war has strained. A phased political-reform track introduced party-list seats in 2024. The Muslim Brotherhood was banned outright in 2025 even as its political arm sits in parliament.
Live encyclopedic leader and election records · verified 2026-07-02
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