Ministry of Defence (Jordan)
Government ministry 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 Defence has been the Prime Minister.[1][2]
Formed1939
JurisdictionGovernment of Jordan
HeadquartersAmman
Minister responsible
- Jafar Hassan, Minister of Defence
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| Formed | 1939 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Jordan |
| Headquarters | Amman |
Minister responsible |
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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 Defence did not materialize.[4]
