Jafar Hassan

Jafar Hassan was born in 1968. Hassan graduated with a ''diplôme d'études supérieures'' and a Ph.D. in Political Sciences and International Economics from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. He also holds graduate degrees from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, Boston University and a bachelor of arts degree from the American University in Paris. In 2020, Hassan was awarded the Gold and Silver Star of Japan's Order of the Rising Sun for strengthening ties between Jordan and Japan. ==Career==

After joining Jordan's foreign service in 1991, Hassan was posted abroad to Washington D.C. and Geneva. From 2006 to 2009, he was director of the International Affairs Department at the Royal Hashemite Court. He was appointed Minister of Planning and International Cooperation in 2009, a position he held until 2013. In 2014, he became chief of staff of the office of Jordan's King Abdullah II. In 2018, he was appointed deputy prime minister for economic affairs, and tasked with implementing reforms to cut public debt. In 2021, he became director of the office of the king. ==Prime Minister==

On September 15, 2024, King Abdullah II appointed Hassan to succeed Bisher Khasawneh as Prime Minister of Jordan. His appointment occurred after Islamist politicians made gains in the 2024 election. ==Honours==

National honours • : • Order of the Star of Jordan • Order of Independence (Jordan) Foreign honours • : • Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) • : • Order of Merit of the Italian Republic • : • Gold and Silver Star of the Order of the Rising Sun • : • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit ==References==