A statement issued by the Jordanian Royal Court said that King Abdullah II assigned diplomat and legal advisor Bishr Al-Khasawneh Wednesday to form the new government, succeeding Omar Al-Razzaz, whose government resigned last week.
Last Saturday, the king accepted the resignation of the Razzaz government and assigned him to conduct business until a prime minister is chosen and a new government is formed.
Al-Khasawneh served as the king's advisor for communication and coordination affairs from April 2019 to August 17, and after that he held the position of the king's advisor for policies in the Royal Hashemite Court.
Al-Khasawneh, 51, worked as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs between 2016 and 2017, and Minister of State for Legal Affairs between 2017 and 2018.
Al-Khasawneh holds a PhD in Law from the London School of Economics and a Masters degree in International Relations, Diplomacy and Economics from Soas College at the University of London. He also holds a Masters degree in International Law from the London School of Economics in London.
On September 27, the Jordanian king dissolved the current parliament in preparation for legislative elections on November 10, with the expiration of 4 years of the current parliament’s life, as elections are held in accordance with the constitution once every 4 years.
The second paragraph of Article 74 of the Jordanian constitution requires the government to submit its resignation within a week from the date of dissolution, and its head may not be charged with forming the next government.
Jordan, which has been severely affected by the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, is suffering from difficult economic conditions exacerbated by the Corona pandemic, and debts exceeding $ 40 billion.