List of prime ministers of Jordan

The prime minister of Jordan is the head of government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Rashid Talaa was the first prime minister of Jordan in 1921.

Jafar Hassan is the current prime minister.

Tawfik Abu Al-Huda is the longest-serving prime minister.

Suleiman Nabulsi headed the only parliamentary government in Jordan's history.

Since the establishment of the state as the Emirate of Transjordan in 1921, 44 people have held the position of prime minister, several of whom have served multiple non-consecutive terms. Tawfik Abu Al-Huda served for a total of 12 years and is considered the longest-serving prime minister.

Jordan's current constitution, which was promulgated in 1951, outlines that the prime minister is appointed by the king of Jordan, whose government must be approved through a vote of confidence by the elected lower chamber of Parliament, the House of Representatives. Jordan has had one parliamentary government in its history, the short-lived government led by Suleiman Nabulsi's National Socialist Party in 1956–57.

The incumbent prime minister is Jafar Hassan, who assumed office on 15 September 2024.

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Elected	Cabinet(s)	King (Reign)	Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party		Elected	Cabinet(s)	King (Reign)	Ref.
• Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946) •
1		Rashid Talaa (1877–1926)	11 April 1921	5 August 1921	116 days		IP	—	Talaa I [ar]	Abdullah (1921–1946)
1		Rashid Talaa (1877–1926)	11 April 1921	5 August 1921	116 days		IP	—	Talaa II [ar]
2		Mazhar Raslan (1886–1948)	15 August 1921	10 March 1922	207 days		Independent	—	Raslan I [ar]
3		Ali al-Rikabi (1864–1943)	10 March 1922	1 February 1923	328 days		Military	—	al-Rikabi I [ar]
—		Mazhar Raslan (1886–1948) acting	1 February 1923	5 September 1923	216 days		Independent	—	Raslan II [ar]
4		Hasan Abu Al-Huda (1871–1936)	5 September 1923	3 March 1924	180 days		Independent	—	Al-Huda I [ar]
(3)		Ali al-Rikabi (1864–1943)	3 March 1924	26 June 1926	2 years, 115 days		Military	—	al-Rikabi II [ar]
(4)		Hasan Abu Al-Huda (1871–1936)	26 June 1926	22 February 1931	4 years, 241 days		Independent	—	Al-Huda II [ar]
(4)		Hasan Abu Al-Huda (1871–1936)	26 June 1926	22 February 1931	4 years, 241 days		Independent	1929	Al-Huda III [ar]
5		Abd Allah Siraj (1876–1949)	22 February 1931	18 October 1933	2 years, 238 days		Independent	1931	Siraj [ar]
6		Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958)	18 October 1933	28 September 1938	4 years, 345 days		Independent	—	Hashem I [ar]
								1934
								1937
7		Tawfik Abu Al-Huda (1894–1956)	28 September 1938	15 October 1944	6 years, 17 days		Independent	—	Al-Huda I [ar]
									Al-Huda II [ar]
									Al-Huda III [ar]
									Al-Huda IV [ar]
								1942	Al-Huda IV [ar]
								—	Al-Huda V [ar]
8		Samir Al-Rifai (1901–1965)	15 October 1944	19 May 1945	216 days		Independent	—	Al-Rifai I [ar]
(6)		Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958)	19 May 1945	25 May 1946	1 year, 6 days		Independent	—	Hashem II [ar]
• Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1946–present) •
(6)		Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958)	25 May 1946	4 February 1947	255 days		Independent	—	Hashem II [ar]	Abdullah I (1946–1951)
(8)		Samir Al-Rifai (1901–1965)	4 February 1947	28 December 1947	327 days		Independent	1947	Al-Rifai II [ar]
(7)		Tawfik Abu Al-Huda (1894–1956)	28 December 1947	12 April 1950	2 years, 105 days		Independent	—	Al-Huda VI [ar]
(7)		Tawfik Abu Al-Huda (1894–1956)	28 December 1947	12 April 1950	2 years, 105 days		Independent	—	Al-Huda VII [ar]
9		Sa'id Mufti (1898–1989)	12 April 1950	4 December 1950	236 days		Independent	1950	Mufti I [ar]
9		Sa'id Mufti (1898–1989)	12 April 1950	4 December 1950	236 days		Independent	—	Mufti II [ar]
(8)		Samir Al-Rifai (1901–1965)	4 December 1950	25 July 1951	233 days		Independent	—	Al-Rifai III [ar]
(7)		Tawfik Abu Al-Huda (1894–1956)	25 July 1951	5 May 1953	1 year, 284 days		Independent	—	Al-Huda VIII [ar]	Talal (1951–1952)
								1951	Al-Huda IX [ar]
								—	Al-Huda X [ar]
10		Fawzi Mulki (1910–1962)	5 May 1953	4 May 1954	364 days		Independent	—	Mulki	Hussein (1952–1999)
(7)		Tawfik Abu Al-Huda (1894–1956)	4 May 1954	30 May 1955	1 year, 26 days		Independent	1954	Al-Huda XI [ar]
(7)		Tawfik Abu Al-Huda (1894–1956)	4 May 1954	30 May 1955	1 year, 26 days		Independent	—	Al-Huda XII [ar]
(9)		Sa'id Mufti (1898–1989)	30 May 1955	15 December 1955	199 days		Independent	—	Mufti III [ar]
11		Hazza' Majali (1917–1960)	15 December 1955	21 December 1955	6 days		Independent	—	Majali I [ar]
—		Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958) acting	21 December 1955	8 January 1956	18 days		Independent	—	Hashem III [ar]
(8)		Samir Al-Rifai (1901–1965)	8 January 1956	22 May 1956	135 days		Independent	—	Al-Rifai IV [ar]
(9)		Sa'id Mufti (1898–1989)	22 May 1956	1 July 1956	40 days		Independent	—	Mufti IV [ar]
(6)		Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958)	1 July 1956	29 October 1956	120 days		Independent	—	Hashem IV [ar]
12		Suleiman Nabulsi (1908–1976)	29 October 1956	13 April 1957	166 days		NSP	1956	Nabulsi
13		Hussein Khalidi (1895–1966)	15 April 1957	24 April 1957	9 days		Independent	—	Khalidi [ar]
(6)		Ibrahim Hashem (1878–1958)	24 April 1957	18 May 1958	1 year, 24 days		Independent	—	Hashem V [ar]
(8)		Samir Al-Rifai (1901–1965)	18 May 1958	6 May 1959	353 days		Independent	—	Al-Rifai V [ar]
(11)		Hazza' Majali (1917–1960)	6 May 1959	29 August 1960 X	1 year, 85 days		Independent	—	Majali II [ar]		^[1]
14		Bahjat Talhouni (1913–1994)	29 August 1960	28 January 1962	1 year, 152 days		Independent	—	Talhouni I [ar]
14		Bahjat Talhouni (1913–1994)	29 August 1960	28 January 1962	1 year, 152 days		Independent	1961	Talhouni II [ar]
15		Wasfi Tal (1919–1971)	28 January 1962	27 March 1963	1 year, 58 days		Independent	—	Tal I [ar]
15		Wasfi Tal (1919–1971)	28 January 1962	27 March 1963	1 year, 58 days		Independent	1962	Tal II [ar]
(8)		Samir Al-Rifai (1901–1965)	27 March 1963	21 April 1963	25 days		Independent	—	Al-Rifai VI [ar]
16		Hussein ibn Nasser (1902–1982)	21 April 1963	6 July 1964	1 year, 76 days		Independent	—	Nasser I [ar]
16		Hussein ibn Nasser (1902–1982)	21 April 1963	6 July 1964	1 year, 76 days		Independent	1963	Nasser II [ar]
(14)		Bahjat Talhouni (1913–1994)	6 July 1964	14 February 1965	223 days		Independent	—	Talhouni III [ar]
(15)		Wasfi Tal (1919–1971)	14 February 1965	4 March 1967	2 years, 18 days		Independent	—	Tal III [ar]
(15)		Wasfi Tal (1919–1971)	14 February 1965	4 March 1967	2 years, 18 days		Independent	—	Tal IV [ar]
(16)		Hussein ibn Nasser (1902–1982)	4 March 1967	23 April 1967	50 days		Independent	—	Nasser III [ar]
17		Saad Jumaa (1916–1979)	23 April 1967	7 October 1967	167 days		Independent	1967	Jumaa I [ar]
17		Saad Jumaa (1916–1979)	23 April 1967	7 October 1967	167 days		Independent	—	Jumaa II [ar]
(14)		Bahjat Talhouni (1913–1994)	7 October 1967	24 March 1969	1 year, 168 days		Independent	—	Talhouni IV [ar]
18		Abdelmunim Rifai (1917–1985)	24 March 1969	13 August 1969	142 days		Independent	—	Rifai I [ar]
(14)		Bahjat Talhouni (1913–1994)	13 August 1969	27 June 1970	318 days		Independent	—	Talhouni V [ar]		^[2]
(14)		Bahjat Talhouni (1913–1994)	13 August 1969	27 June 1970	318 days		Independent	—	Talhouni VI [ar]		^[2]
(18)		Abdelmunim Rifai (1917–1985)	27 June 1970	16 September 1970	81 days		Independent	—	Rifai II [ar]
19		Mohammad Al-Abbasi (1914–1972)	16 September 1970	26 September 1970	10 days		Military	—	Al-Abbasi [ar]		^[3]
20		Ahmad Toukan (1903–1981)	26 September 1970	28 October 1970	32 days		Independent	—	Toukan [ar]		^[4]
(15)		Wasfi Tal (1919–1971)	28 October 1970	28 November 1971 X	1 year, 31 days		Independent	—	Tal V [ar]		^[5]^[6]
21		Ahmad Lozi (1925–2014)	29 November 1971	26 May 1973	1 year, 178 days		Independent	—	Lozi I [ar]
21		Ahmad Lozi (1925–2014)	29 November 1971	26 May 1973	1 year, 178 days		Independent	—	Lozi II [ar]
22		Zaid Rifai (1936–2024)	26 May 1973	13 July 1976	3 years, 48 days		Independent	—	Rifai I [ar]		^[7]^[8]
									Rifai II [ar]
									Rifai III [ar]
23		Mudar Badran (1934–2023)	13 July 1976	19 December 1979	3 years, 159 days		Independent	—	Badran I [ar]
23		Mudar Badran (1934–2023)	13 July 1976	19 December 1979	3 years, 159 days		Independent	—	Badran I [ar]
24		Abdelhamid Sharaf (1939–1980)	19 December 1979	3 July 1980 #	197 days		Independent	—	Sharaf [ar]		^[9]
25		Kassim Rimawi (1918–1982)	3 July 1980	28 August 1980	56 days		Independent	—	Rimawi [ar]
(23)		Mudar Badran (1934–2023)	28 August 1980	10 January 1984	3 years, 135 days		Independent	—	Badran III [ar]
26		Ahmad Obeidat (1938–2026)	10 January 1984	4 April 1985	1 year, 84 days		Independent	—	Obeidat [ar]
(22)		Zaid Rifai (1936–2024)	4 April 1985	27 April 1989	4 years, 23 days		Independent	—	Rifai IV [ar]
27		Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002)	27 April 1989	4 December 1989	221 days		Independent	1989	Shaker I [ar]
(23)		Mudar Badran (1934–2023)	4 December 1989	19 June 1991	1 year, 197 days		Independent	—	Badran IV [ar]
28		Taher Masri (born 1942)	19 June 1991	21 November 1991	155 days		Independent	—	Masri [ar]
(27)		Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002)	21 November 1991	29 May 1993	1 year, 189 days		Independent	—	Shaker II [ar]
29		Abdelsalam Majali (1925–2023)	29 May 1993	7 January 1995	1 year, 223 days		Independent	1993	Majali I [ar]
(27)		Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002)	7 January 1995	4 February 1996	1 year, 28 days		Independent	—	Shaker III [ar]
30		Abdul Karim Kabariti (born 1949)	4 February 1996	9 March 1997	1 year, 33 days		Independent	—	Kabariti [ar]
(29)		Abdelsalam Majali (1925–2023)	9 March 1997	20 August 1998	1 year, 164 days		Independent	—	Majali II [ar]
(29)		Abdelsalam Majali (1925–2023)	9 March 1997	20 August 1998	1 year, 164 days		Independent	1997	Majali II [ar]
31		Fayez Tarawneh (1949–2021)	20 August 1998	4 March 1999	196 days		Independent	—	Tarawneh I [ar]
32		Abdelraouf Rawabdeh (born 1939)	4 March 1999	19 June 2000	1 year, 107 days		Independent	—	Rawabdeh [ar]	Abdullah II (1999–present)
33		Ali Abu Al-Ragheb (1946–2026)	19 June 2000	25 October 2003	3 years, 128 days		Independent	—	Al-Ragheb I [ar]
									Al-Ragheb II [ar]
									Al-Ragheb III [ar]
34		Faisal Al-Fayez (born 1952)	25 October 2003	6 April 2005	1 year, 163 days		Independent	2003	Al-Fayez [ar]
35		Adnan Badran (born 1935)	6 April 2005	27 November 2005	235 days		Independent	—	A. Badran [ar]
36		Marouf al-Bakhit (1947–2023)	27 November 2005	25 November 2007	1 year, 363 days		Independent	—	al-Bakhit I [ar]
37		Nader Al-Dahabi (born 1946)	25 November 2007	14 December 2009	2 years, 19 days		Independent	2007	Al-Dahabi [ar]
38		Samir Rifai (born 1966)	14 December 2009	9 February 2011	1 year, 57 days		Independent	—	Rifai I [ar]
38		Samir Rifai (born 1966)	14 December 2009	9 February 2011	1 year, 57 days		Independent	2010	Rifai II [ar]
(36)		Marouf al-Bakhit (1947–2023)	9 February 2011	24 October 2011	257 days		Independent	—	al-Bakhit II [ar]
39		Awn Al-Khasawneh (born 1950)	24 October 2011	2 May 2012	191 days		Independent	—	Al-Khasawneh
(31)		Fayez Tarawneh (1949–2021)	2 May 2012	11 October 2012	162 days		Independent	—	Tarawneh II
40		Abdullah Ensour (born 1939)	11 October 2012	1 June 2016	3 years, 234 days		Independent	—	Ensour I
40		Abdullah Ensour (born 1939)	11 October 2012	1 June 2016	3 years, 234 days		Independent	2013	Ensour II
41		Hani Mulki (born 1951)	1 June 2016	14 June 2018	2 years, 13 days		Independent	—	Mulki I
41		Hani Mulki (born 1951)	1 June 2016	14 June 2018	2 years, 13 days		Independent	2016	Mulki II
42		Omar Razzaz (born 1961)	14 June 2018	12 October 2020	2 years, 120 days		Independent	—	Razzaz
43		Bisher Khasawneh (born 1969)	12 October 2020	15 September 2024	3 years, 339 days		Independent	2020	Khasawneh
44		Jafar Hassan (born 1968)	15 September 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 343 days		Independent	2024	Hassan [ar]

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