Ministry of Defence (Jordan)

Government ministry of Jordan

Jordan
Ministry of DefenceDepartment overview

Formed| 1939
Jurisdiction| Government of Jordan
Headquarters| Amman
Minister responsible|

* Jafar Hassan, Minister of Defence

Politics of Jordan

Member State of the Arab League

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Constitution

* Constitution

Monarchy

* Monarch

Abdullah II
* Heir Apparent

Crown Prince Hussein
* Royal Hashemite Court
* Hashemites

Executive

Government

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* Prime Minister (list)

Jafar Hassan
* Cabinet

Hassan cabinet

Legislature

Parliament
(18th Parliament)

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Senate

* President: Faisal Al-Fayez

House of Representatives

* Speaker: Atef Tarawneh

Judiciary

* Judiciary of Jordan
* The Constitutional Court

President: Taher Hikmat
* The Cassation Court

President: Mohammad Ghazo

Administrative divisions

* Governorates
* Governorate councils
* Nawahi

Local government

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* Municipal councils
* Local councils

Elections

* Independent Election Commission
* Recent elections

* General: 2016
* 2020
* 2024

* Local: 2007
* 2013
* 2017

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Ayman Safadi

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Jordan

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* Nationality law
* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

Related topics

* Human rights
* Political parties

Jordan portal

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The  Ministry of Defence (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع الاردنية) of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a ministerial mandate in the Government of Jordan responsible for defence of Jordan. It had never been a separate ministerial entity, and since 1970, the Minister of Defense has been the Prime Minister.[1][2]

Prime Minister Rashid Al-Madfai was the first to assume the defence mandate as minister of Defence and Internal Security in the government of Tawfik Abu Al-Huda in 1939.[3] A directive by the king in 2014 to reestablish the Ministry of Defense did not materialize.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "تاريخ وزارة الدفاع في الاردن | شرق وغرب | وكالة عمون الاخبارية". Ammonnews.net. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
2. ^ "وكالة الأنباء الأردنية - الملك يوجه الحكومة لتفعيل وزارة الدفاع وتوسيع دور الهيئة المستقلة للانتخاب". Petra.gov.jo. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
3. ^ "تاريخ وزارة الدفاع في الاردن". وكالة عمون الاخبارية. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
4. ^ "His Majesty directs gov't to activate Defence Ministry, expand IEC's role". Jordan Times. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2021-01-19.

## Further reading

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* Jordan portal

## External links

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* Ministry of Defence

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Jordanian Armed Forces

Arms / Commands / Division / Brigade / Group / Battalion

| Arms|

* Royal Jordanian Navy
* Royal Jordanian Army
* Royal Jordanian Air Force

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Commands|

* Northern
* Central
* Eastern
* Southern
* Royal Guard
* Special Operation Forces

Division|

* 3rd Armored (Deactivated)

Brigade|

* QRF Brigade

Group|

* King Abdullah II Special Forces Group

Battalion|

* 71st Special Battalion

High Command / Insignia / History / Other

| High Command|

* Commander-in-chief
* Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
* Ministry of Defence
* General Intelligence Directorate

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Insignia|

* Military ranks

History|

* Desert Force
* Arab Legion (Arabization)
* Transjordan Frontier Force

Other|

* Royal Maintenance Corps
* Jordan Design and Development Bureau
* Royal Jordanian Falcons

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