Bisher Khasawneh

Bisher Khasawneh
بشر الخصاونة
Khasawneh in 2020
Prime Minister of Jordan
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 October 2020
Monarch	Abdullah II
Preceded by	Omar Razzaz
Minister of Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 October 2020
Prime Minister	Himself
Adviser for Policies to King Abdullah II
In office 18 August 2020 – 8 October 2020
Monarch	Abdullah II
Adviser for Communication and Coordination to King Abdullah II
In office 23 April 2019 – 17 August 2020
Monarch	Abdullah II
Minister of State for Legal Affairs
In office 15 January 2017 – 15 February 2018
Monarch	Abdullah II
Preceded by	Ibrahim Al Jazi
Succeeded by	Ahmad Ali Al Oaidi
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
In office 28 September 2016 – 15 January 2017
Monarch	Abdullah II
Personal details
Born	(1969-01-27) 27 January 1969 (age 55)
Nationality	Jordanian
Spouse	Rana Sultan
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Jordan (LLB) SOAS University of London (MA) London School of Economics (LLM, PhD)
Awards	Order of the Star of Jordan Order of Independence

Bisher Khasawneh (Arabic: بشر الخصاونة; born 27 January 1969)^[1] is a Jordanian politician and diplomat who has been serving as the 43rd Prime Minister of Jordan and Minister of Defence since 12 October 2020.

Khasawneh was an ambassador of Jordan to Egypt, France, Kenya, Ethiopia, African Union, League of Arab States,^[2] and to UNESCO. He also served as Coordinator General and Director of the Peace Process and Negotiations Bureau in Jordan.^[3] He served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs between 2016 and 2017. He subsequently was Minister of State for Legal Affairs between 2017 and 2018. He served as the adviser to King Abdullah II for Communication and Coordination at The Royal Hashemite Court between April 2019 and August 2020. Until his appointment as Prime Minister Khasawneh served as the adviser to the King for Policies.^[4][5]