List of political parties in Jordan
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This article lists political parties in Jordan. Jordan has 30 different political parties, but apart from the oppositional Islamic Action Front and neutral Jordanian National Youth Party, none of them play a real role because of lack of organization and clear political platforms. There is no clear picture on the political parties in Jordan, but sources mention the following parties.
The parties
× | Party | Founded | Secretary General | Website |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Islamic Action Front | 1992 | Hamzeh Mansour | |
2 | Jordanian Communist Party | 1951 | Munir Hamarneh | |
3 | Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | 1993 | Akram al-Homsi | - |
4 | Jordanian Democratic People's Party | 1993 | Abla Abu Elbah | |
5 | Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party | 1993 | Saeed Thyab | |
6 | Arab Ba'ath Progressive Party | 1993 | Fouad Dabor | - |
7 | Arab Islamic Democratic Movement | 1993 | Osama Banat | - |
8 | National Constitutional Party | 1997 | Amed Alshunnak | - |
9 | Direct Democratic Nationalist Movement Party | 1997 | Nashaat Ahmed Hassan | - |
10 | Muslim Centre Party | 2001 | Haitham Alamaerah | |
11 | Al Resalah Party | 2002 | Hazem Qashou | |
12 | Jordanian National Party | 2007 | Mona Abu Bakr | - |
13 | Jordanian United Front Party | 2007 | Amjad almajali | |
14 | Al-Rafah Party | 2009 | Mohammad Al Shomali | - |
15 | Al-Hayat Jordanian Party | 2008 | Daher Amro | |
16 | National Current Party | 2009 | Abdul Hadi Al Majali | - |
17 | Justice and Development Party (Jordan) | 2004 | Ali Al Shorafa | |
18 | Freedom and Equality Party | 2009 | Hamed Abu Zaid | - |
19 | Jordanian Arab Party | 2011 | Mazin Riyal | - |
20 | Al–Ahrar Party | 1994 | Ahmed Alzubi | |
21 | Al Mustaqbal Party | 1992 | Abed al Salam Freihat | - |
22 | The Progressive Party | 1993 | Na’el Barakat | - |
23 | Jordanian Arab Constitutional Front Party | 1994 | Milhem Tell | - |
24 | Jordanian Left Democratic Party | 1995 | Mousa al-Ma’aitah | - |
25 | Jordan Peace Party | 1996 | Shaher Khreis | - |
26 | Arab Jordanian al Ansar Party | 1995 | Muhammad Majali | - |
27 | Arab Land Party | 1996 | Muhammad Al Oran | - |
28 | Al-Umma Party | 1996 | Ahmad Al-Hanandeh | - |
29 | National Democratic Public Movement Party | 1997 | Muhammad Al-Amer | - |
30 | Jordanian Labor Party | 1998 | Muhammad al Khataibah | - |
31 | Jordanian Future Party | 2016 | Dr. Salah ibr. AlQudah | |
Defunct and banned parties
- Hizb ut-Tahrir
- National Socialist Party (Hizb al-Watani al-Ishtiraki)
Political society
The Old Guard of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is an unofficial political group in Jordan that was significantly powerful in Jordan during the regime of King Hussein. It reacquired influence following King Abdullah's attempt to promote transparency and political reform in Jordan as part of the National Agenda.
The Old Guard is made of 5 Jordanian Muslim families and 2 Jordanian Christian families. Although the roots of these influential groups trace back to various regions in Jordan, the oligarch nature of the group (largely tribal in structure) are in Amman, Jordan. Most Old Guards are highly educated Western professionals in various fields of Jordanian services and manufacturing industries who live and work in Amman, Jordan. Others are government officials leading various government branches.
See also
External links
- (Arabic) Jordan's political parties from Arab Decision website
- (Arabic) The same page in English
- Ministry of Interior - Political Parties