Ministry of Defence (Jordan)

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Ministry of Defence
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Formed1939
JurisdictionGovernment of Jordan
HeadquartersAmman
Minister responsible
Politics of Jordan

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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

  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.

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