Update October 1999: Jordan

The semantic activity that took place in the past quarter comprised of a governmental reshuffle and a split of some Ministries.

Ministries & Regulatory Bodies

A cabinet reshuffle took place on early September 1999, the first since last March when PM Mr. Abdur-Ra'uf Rawabdeh took on his governmental duties. Mr. Mohammed Jum'a Al Wahesh, ex-General Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, is the new Minister of Social Development and Mr. Saeed Shuqum, the former President of Al Ahli Sports Club, is the new Minister of Youth and Sports. Former Minister of Social Affairs Mr. Faisal Al Rifou' was re-appointed as Minister of Culture. The Deputy PM Mr. Ayman Al Majali becomes the Minister of Information (in addition to his other duties) and Mr. Nasser Al Lawzi was appointed as the Minister of Transport. The ministry of Culture was split from the Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Transport was split from the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, thus raising the Jordanian Ministries to the number of 24.

As a result of this restructuring, the Prime Minister announced the formation of a committee, headed by the Minister of Information, to conduct a study on the restructuring of the official media institution. This committee, which includes several senior officials from the Ministry of Information, will submit a report recommending and proposing the appropriate legislation for the restructure.

The director of the Information Center in the Ministry of Health is Mr. Faris Ayed Dababneh.

The organisational Chart is presented in the Regulatory report.