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Formed | 1939 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Jordan |
Headquarters | Amman |
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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.
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. A directive by the king in 2014 to reestablish the Ministry of Defense did not materialize.
References
- "تاريخ وزارة الدفاع في الاردن | شرق وغرب | وكالة عمون الاخبارية". Ammonnews.net. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- "وكالة الأنباء الأردنية - الملك يوجه الحكومة لتفعيل وزارة الدفاع وتوسيع دور الهيئة المستقلة للانتخاب". Petra.gov.jo. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- "تاريخ وزارة الدفاع في الاردن". وكالة عمون الاخبارية. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- "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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