on 5 April 2017 He served as Jordan's ambassador to Egypt and as Jordan's permanent representative at the Arab League. He has held several ministerial positions; water, energy, supplies, industry and foreign affairs ministries. Mulki chaired the negotiating committee which produced the
Israel-Jordan peace treaty between Jordan and
Israel in 1994. During his time as foreign minister, Jordan experienced diplomatic issues with both
Iraq and
Saudi Arabia. Mulki was appointed Scientific Advisor to the King, and then a member of the Senate. On 9 February 2011, Mulki was reappointed Minister of Trade and Industries. On 9 November 2014, he was appointed Chief Commissioner of the
Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, replacing
Kamel Mahadin. On 29 May 2016, Mulki was appointed the Prime Minister of Jordan, succeeding
Abdullah Ensour. After the 2016 general election Mulki ordered a cabinet reshuffle, which resulted in three new portfolios, 22 ministers remaining and the introduction of 7 new ministers. Rising Jordanian public debt led Mulki in 2016 to negotiate a 3-year program $732 million loan facility with the
International Monetary Fund, which would see the public debt falling from 95% of the GDP to 77% by 2021. The austerity program raised prices on several food staples in 2016 and 2017, making him very unpopular in the country. A 22 March 2018 report by
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace commented on Mulki's policies: "Mulki declared openly that his predecessors had left the country at the brink of insolvency and that the failure to take tough revenue-raising measure would lead to a debt crisis which would destroy the country. And he is correct. What is more doubtful is Mulki’s assertion that Jordan “will get out of the bottleneck” in 2019. While the measures to raise taxes and reduce subsidies buy time, they leave Jordan struggling to stay afloat and dependent on the continued flow of extensive aid." A nationwide strike was organized by trade unions on 30 May 2018 in protest of Mulki's government presenting amendments to the 2014 income tax law to
Parliament. The next day, his government raised fuel and electricity prices in response to rising international oil prices, prompting crowds of protestors to pour into the 4th circle near the Prime Ministry in Amman.
King Abdullah intervened on 1 June and ordered the freeze of price hikes. Mulki's cabinet acquiesced but said the decision would cost the treasury $20 million. Despite the freeze,
widespread protests continued due to the tax law. He submitted his resignation on 4 June 2018 and was succeeded by
Omar Razzaz, his education minister. ==Honours==