Jordan
Ministry of Defence
Department overview
Formed1939
JurisdictionGovernment of Jordan
HeadquartersAmman
Minister responsible

The Ministry of Defence (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع الاردنية) of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is the ministry in the Government of Jordan responsible for defence of Jordan. It is also involved with internal security.[1][2]

Prime Minister Rashid Al-Madfai was the first to assume the position of Minister of Defense in Jordan in the government Tawfik Abu Al-Huda in 1939.[3]

Following the king’s direction in August 2014, the government established the Ministry of Defense which assumed the political, economic, legal and logistic functions related to national defence.[4] The ministry also took control of non-military logistic, administrative, investment and development duties. Furthermore, the General Command of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) handed over control of those duties not associated with specialized professional military services.[4] The Ministry was also given the responsibility to regulate the relationship with retired military personnel and veterans.[5]

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. 1 2 "His Majesty directs gov't to activate Defence Ministry, expand IEC's role". Jordan Times. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. ↑ "وكالة الأنباء الأردنية - الملك يوجه الحكومة لتفعيل وزارة الدفاع وتوسيع دور الهيئة المستقلة للانتخاب". 2015-12-22. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2021-01-19.

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