Who is Prime Minister-designate Jafar Hassan?

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Sunday tasked Dr. Jafar Hassan with forming a new government, succeeding the government of Dr. Bisher Al-Khasawneh, whose resignation was accepted by His Majesty.

Who is Jafar Hassan?

• Full Name: Jafar Abdel Fattah Hassan
• Date of Birth: 1968 (56-years-old)
• Marital Status: Married with three children

Education:

• Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University
• Master’s in International Relations from Boston University
• Bachelor’s in International Relations from the American University of Paris, France

Key Positions Held:

• 1991: Attaché at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 1993 – 1995: Seconded to the Royal Hashemite Court, where he worked in the Office of His Majesty’s Military Secretary
• 1995 – 1999: Joined Jordan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
• 1999 – 2001: Seconded to the Royal Hashemite Court, where he worked in the Office of His Majesty’s Cultural Adviser and in the State Security Council
• 2001 – 2006: Acting Charge d’Affaires and Deputy Ambassador of Jordan in Washington, D.C.
• 2006 – 2009: Director of the International Affairs Department at the Royal Hashemite Court at a senior level
• 2009 – 2013: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation in the first and second governments of Samir Rifai, the second government of Marouf Bakhit, the government of Awn Khasawneh, the second government of Fayez Tarawneh, and the first government of Abdullah Ensour
  • As Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, he also served as Jordan’s Governor to the World Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
• 2014 – 2018: Director of the Office of His Majesty the King
• 2018: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Economic Affairs
• 2021 – Present: Director of His Majesty’s Office until his current appointment

Honors:

• The Order of the Jordanian Star, First Class
• The Order of Independence, Third Class
• The Order of Merit (Grand Cross) from Portugal
• The Order of the Crown (Grand Cross) from Belgium
• The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Educational Qualifications:

• Master’s and PhD in Political Science and International Economics from the Graduate Institute of International Studies at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.