Countries / Asia
JOR
Elections in Jordan
Sovereign state
Next election
date to be confirmed
JH
Jafar Hassan live
Head of government
In office since
15 September 2024
Head of state
Abdullah II of Jordan
Region
Asia
Next election
-
Government
-
Capital
Amman
Population
10 428 241
Country facts
Legislature
Parliament of Jordan
Established
1946
Currency
Jordanian dinar
Official language
Arabic
Capital
Amman
Region
Asia
Area
89,341 km2
Election history
20 September 2016parliamentary
Jordanian general election
turnout 36.0%
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2024 - Bisher Al-Khasawneh Jafar Hassan
peaceful - no coup recorded
2020 - Omar Razzaz Bisher Al-Khasawneh
peaceful - no coup recorded
2018 - Hani al-Mulki Omar Razzaz
peaceful - no coup recorded
2016 - Abdullah Ensour Hani al-Mulki
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.