Parliament of Jordan

Jordanian Parliament مجلس الأمة Majlis Al-Umma
20th Parliament of Jordan
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Term limits	4 years
History
Founded	January 1, 1952 (1952-01-01)
Leadership
President of the Senate	Faisal Al-Fayez, Independent since 7 November 2016
Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ahmed Safadi, Independent since November 15, 2022
Structure
Seats	207 members: 69 senators 138 representatives
Senate political groups	Independent (69)
House of Representatives political groups	Islamic Action Front (31)   National Charter Party (21)   Eradah Party (19)   Progress Party (8)   National Islamic Party (7)   National Union Movement (5)   Blessed Land Party (2)   Jordanian Labor Party (2)   Growth Party (1)   Jordan Civil Democratic Party (1)   Labor Party (1)   Youth Party (1)   Independent (39)
Elections
Senate voting system	Appointed by the King
House of Representatives voting system	Proportional representation, one third for political parties nationwide, and two-thirds for local lists (18 quotas reserved for women, 12 for Christians, 3 for Circassians and Chechens)
Last House of Representatives election	10 September 2024
Next House of Representatives election	2028
Meeting place
Parliament building in Al-Abdali, Amman
Website
www.parliament.jo

Politics of Jordan
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution Constitution
Monarchy Monarch Abdullah II Heir Apparent Crown Prince Hussein Royal Hashemite Court Hashemites
Executive Government Prime Minister (list) Jafar Hassan Cabinet Hassan cabinet
Legislature Parliament (18th Parliament) Senate President: Faisal Al-Fayez House of Representatives Speaker: Atef Tarawneh
Judiciary Judiciary of Jordan The Constitutional Court President: Taher Hikmat The Cassation Court President: Mohammad Ghazo
Administrative divisions Governorates Governorate councils Nawahi Local government Municipal councils Local councils
Elections Independent Election Commission Recent elections General: 2016 2020 2024 Local: 2007 2013 2017
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Ayman Safadi Diplomatic missions of / in Jordan Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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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 69 members, all of whom are directly appointed by the king, while the House of Representatives has 138 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]