Parliament of Jordan

Jordanian Parliament

مجلس الأمة

Majlis Al-Umma
19th Parliament of Jordan
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesSenate
House of Representatives
Term limits
4 years
History
FoundedJanuary 1, 1952 (1952-01-01)
Leadership
Faisal Al-Fayez, Independent
since 7 November 2016
Ahmed Safadi, Independent
since November 15, 2022
Structure
Seats195 members:
65 senators
130 representatives
Senate makeup
Senate political groups
  •   Independent (65)
House of Representatives makeup
House of Representatives political groups
Elections
Appointed by the King
House of Representatives voting system
Open list proportional representation (15 seats reserved for women, nine for Christians, and three for Chechens and Circassians)
Last House of Representatives election
10 November 2020
Next House of Representatives election
10 November 2024
Meeting place
Al-Abdali, Amman
Website
www.parliament.jo

The Parliament of Jordan (Arabic: مجلس الأمة Majlis Al-Umma) is the bicameral Jordanian national assembly. Established by the 1952 Constitution, the legislature consists of two houses: the Senate (Arabic: مجلس الأعيان Majlis Al-Aayan) and the House of Representatives (Arabic: مجلس النواب Majlis Al-Nuwaab).

The Senate has 65 members, all of whom are directly appointed by the king, while the House of Representatives has 130 elected members, with nine seats reserved for Christians, three are for Chechen and Circassian minorities, and fifteen for women.[1] The members of both houses serve for four-year terms.[2]

  1. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. 11 May 2022.
  2. ^ "World Factbook: Jordan", U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

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