Ministry of Education (Jordan)

Ministry of Education
وزارة التربية والتعليم
وزارة التربية والتعليم
Emblem of Jordan
Agency overview
Formed1921 (1921) Wizarat al-Ma'arif (وزارة المعارف)[1]
1956 (1956) Wizarat ạl-Tarbiah w al-Ta'lim (وزارة التربية والتعليم)
JurisdictionGovernment of Jordan
HeadquartersAl Abdali, Amman, Jordan
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Minister of Education

The Ministry of Education (Arabic: وزارة التربية والتعليم) in Jordan is a critical government body responsible for developing and administering educational policies and programs throughout the Kingdom. The ministry's mandate is to "ensure the provision of quality education from the early years through secondary education."[2]

The Ministry of Education is currently led by Minister Azmi Mahafzah.[3][4]

The Ministry of Education in Jordan is located at Suleiman al-Nabulsi Street, next to the Martyr King Abdullah the Founder Mosque, Building Number 1, with a P.O. Box number 1646.[5]

History and structure

The Ministry of Education was established in its current form in 1956, although its roots date back to earlier efforts to formalize education in Jordan during the Emirate of Transjordan in 1921. The ministry operates under the leadership of the Minister of Education, who oversees various departments responsible for different aspects of the educational system, including curriculum development, teacher training, and school administration.

Ministers of Education

This table includes all the Jordanian Ministers of Education along with their respective dates of taking office and leaving office:[6]

List of Jordanian Ministers of Education
No. Minister Took office Left office Time in office
1 Mazhar Raslan April 11, 1921 June 23, 1921 73 days
2 Adib Hussein Wahbeh August 8, 1921 July 3, 1923 1 year, 329 days
3 Ali Bey Khalki September 5, 1923 May 3, 1924 241 days
4 Adib Hussein Wahbeh September 12, 1924 September 25, 1935 11 years, 13 days
5 Ahmad Alawi Al-Saqqaf December 6, 1939 September 24, 1940 293 days
6 Ahmad Alawi Al-Saqqaf September 24, 1940 July 29, 1941 308 days
7 Samir Al-Rifai July 29, 1941 December 6, 1942 1 year, 130 days
8 Ahmad Alawi Al-Saqqaf December 6, 1942 May 9, 1943 154 days
9 Samir Al-Rifai May 9, 1943 October 30, 1943 174 days
10 Mohammad Al-Ansi October 30, 1943 July 13, 1944 257 days
11 Ahmad Alawi Al-Saqqaf July 13, 1944 October 14, 1944 93 days
12 Sheikh Fahmi Hashim October 14, 1944 May 18, 1945 216 days
13 Sheikh Fahmi Hashim May 18, 1945 September 8, 1946 1 year, 113 days
14 Mohammad Al-Shariki September 8, 1946 February 4, 1947 149 days
15 Sheikh Mohammad Amin Al-Shinqiti February 4, 1947 December 27, 1947 326 days
16 Sheikh Mohammad Amin Al-Shinqiti December 27, 1947 May 3, 1949 1 year, 127 days
17 Sheikh Mohammad Amin Al-Shinqiti May 7, 1949 April 12, 1950 340 days
18 Sheikh Mohammad Amin Al-Shinqiti April 12, 1950 October 14, 1950 185 days
19 Ahmad Toukan October 14, 1950 December 4, 1950 51 days
20 Ahmad Touqan December 4, 1950 July 25, 1951 233 days
21 Rouhi Abdul Hadi July 25, 1951 September 7, 1951 44 days
22 Rouhi Abdul Hadi September 7, 1951 September 30, 1952 1 year, 23 days
23 Abdul Halim Al-Nimr September 30, 1952 May 5, 1953 217 days
24 Ahmad Toukan May 5, 1953 May 2, 1954 362 days
25 Anwar Nuseibeh May 2, 1954 October 21, 1954 172 days
26 Anwar Nuseibeh October 24, 1954 May 28, 1955 216 days
27 Saeed Aladdin May 30, 1955 December 14, 1955 198 days
28 Omar Al-Saleh Al-Barghouti December 14, 1955 December 21, 1955 7 days
29 Fawzi Mulki December 21, 1955 January 8, 1956 18 days
30 Dhaifallah Al-Hamoud January 9, 1956 April 1, 1956 83 days
31 Dhaifallah Al-Hamoud April 1, 1956 May 20, 1956 49 days
32 Fawzi Mulki May 22, 1956 July 1, 1956 40 days
33 Saeed Aladdin July 1, 1956 October 29, 1956 120 days
34 Shafiq Arshidat October 29, 1956 April 10, 1957 163 days
35 Fawzi Mulki April 15, 1957 April 24, 1957 9 days
36 Khulusi Al-Khairi April 25, 1957 July 12, 1957 78 days
37 Jamal Touqan July 15, 1957 August 25, 1957 41 days
38 Ali Al-Hindawi (acting) August 27, 1957 October 21, 1957 55 days
39 Ahmad Al-Tarawneh October 22, 1957 May 18, 1958 208 days
40 Ahmad Al-Tarawneh May 18, 1958 July 10, 1958 53 days
41 Sheikh Mohammad Ali Al-Ja'abari July 10, 1958 January 28, 1959 202 days
42 Riyadh Al-Muflah January 28, 1959 May 6, 1959 98 days
43 Sheikh Mohammad Amin Al-Shinqiti May 6, 1959 August 29, 1960 1 year, 115 days
44 Sheikh Mohammad Amin Al-Shinqiti August 29, 1960 June 28, 1961 303 days
45 Rafiq Al-Husseini June 28, 1961 November 5, 1961 130 days
46 Bashir Al-Sabbagh November 5, 1961 January 27, 1962 83 days
47 Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Qattan January 27, 1962 December 2, 1962 309 days
48 Abdulwahab Al-Majali December 2, 1962 March 27, 1963 115 days
49 Hassan Al-Kayed March 27, 1963 April 21, 1963 25 days
50 Hassan Al-Kayed April 21, 1963 July 9, 1963 79 days
51 Hassan Al-Kayed July 9, 1963 October 31, 1963 114 days
52 Bashir Al-Sabbagh October 31, 1963 July 6, 1964 249 days
53 Bashir Al-Sabbagh July 6, 1964 February 13, 1965 222 days
54 Abdel Latif Abdeen February 13, 1965 July 31, 1965 168 days
55 Thouqan Hindawi July 31, 1965 December 25, 1966 1 year, 147 days
56 Abdulwahab Al-Majali December 22, 1966 March 4, 1967 72 days
57 Thouqan Hindawi March 4, 1967 April 23, 1967 50 days
58 Thouqan Hindawi April 23, 1967 August 2, 1967 101 days
59 Thouqan Hindawi August 2, 1967 October 7, 1967 66 days
60 Mohammad Adeeb Al-Ameri October 7, 1967 April 25, 1968 201 days
61 Bashir Al-Sabbagh April 25, 1968 March 14, 1968 −42 days
62 Thouqan Hindawi March 24, 1969 July 13, 1969 111 days
63 Thouqan Hindawi August 13, 1969 April 20, 1970 250 days
64 Thouqan Hindawi April 20, 1970 June 28, 1970 69 days
65 Thouqan Hindawi June 28, 1970 September 15, 1970 79 days
66 Ibrahim Sayel September 16, 1970 September 26, 1970 10 days
67 Abdulmajid Al-Sharideh September 26, 1970 October 28, 1970 32 days
68 Ishaq Al-Farhan October 28, 1970 May 26, 1973 2 years, 210 days
69 Mudar Badran May 27, 1973 November 23, 1974 1 year, 180 days
70 Thouqan Hindawi November 24, 1974 July 12, 1976 1 year, 231 days
71 Thouqan Hindawi July 12, 1976 November 27, 1976 138 days
72 Abdullah Al-Majali November 27, 1976 December 18, 1979 3 years, 21 days
73 Mohammad Nouri Shafiq December 19, 1979 August 27, 1980 252 days
74 Sa'id Al-Tall August 28, 1980 January 10, 1981 135 days
75 Hikmat Al-Saket January 10, 1984 April 4, 1985 1 year, 84 days
76 Abdulwahab Al-Majali April 4, 1985 October 4, 1986 1 year, 183 days
77 Thouqan Hindawi October 4, 1986 April 24, 1989 2 years, 202 days
78 Abdullah Ensour April 27, 1989 August 30, 1989 125 days
79 Adnan Badran September 2, 1989 December 6, 1989 95 days
80 Mohammad Hamdan December 7, 1989 June 18, 1990 193 days
81 Abdullah Al-Akayleh June 18, 1990 June 19, 1991 1 year, 1 day
82 Eid Dahiyat June 19, 1991 November 21, 1991 155 days
83 Thouqan Hindawi November 21, 1991 May 29, 1993 1 year, 189 days
84 Khaled Al-Omari May 29, 1993 June 7, 1994 1 year, 9 days
85 Abdelraouf Rawabdeh June 8, 1994 March 14, 1995 279 days
86 Jawad Anani March 14, 1995 September 19, 1995 189 days
87 Marwan Muasher September 20, 1995 January 3, 1996 105 days
88 Ahmad Obeidat January 3, 1996 February 18, 1998 2 years, 46 days
89 Mohammad Hamdan February 18, 1998 1999 317 days
90 Fawzi Gharaibeh 1999 1999 364 days
91 Izzat Jaradat April 1999 18 June 2000 1 year, 78 days
92 Khaled Toukan June 2000 November 2007 7 years, 182 days
93 Tayseer Al-Noaimi November 2007 June 2009 1 year, 241 days
94 Walid Maani 2009 14 December 2009 347 days
95 Ibrahim Badran December 14, 2009 July 28, 2010 226 days
96 Khaled Al-Karaki November 24, 2010 February 1, 2011 69 days
97 Tayseer Al-Noaimi January 1, 2011 October 31, 2011 303 days
98 Eid Al-Dahiyat October 1, 2011 April 30, 2012 212 days
99 Fayez Al-Saudi April 1, 2012 October 31, 2012 213 days
100 Wajih Owais October 1, 2012 March 31, 2013 181 days
101 Mohammad Juma'a Al-Wahsh March 1, 2013 August 31, 2013 183 days
102 Mohammad Thneibat August 1, 2013 January 31, 2017 3 years, 183 days
103 Omar Razzaz January 1, 2017 June 30, 2018 1 year, 180 days
104 Azmi Mahafzah June 14, 2018 November 28, 2018 167 days
105 Bassam Talhouni November 1, 2018 January 31, 2019 91 days
106 Walid Maani January 1, 2019 October 31, 2019 303 days
107 Tayseer Al-Noaimi October 1, 2019 March 31, 2021 1 year, 181 days
108 Mohammad Khair Ahmad Abu Qudais March 1, 2021 October 31, 2021 244 days
109 Wajih Owais October 1, 2021 October 31, 2022 1 year, 30 days
110 Azmi Mahafzah October 31, 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 349 days

Tawjihi examination

Main article: Tawjihi

The Tawjihi is a pivotal national exam taken by students at the end of their secondary education. It is a comprehensive test that determines eligibility for higher education institutions in Jordan.

Higher education and vocational training

Upon passing the Tawjihi, students can pursue higher education in public or private universities, or opt for vocational training. The Ministry of Education also ensures the equivalency of foreign educational qualifications to the Tawjihi, enabling students with international backgrounds to integrate into the Jordanian educational system.

Educational system

The Jordanian educational system is structured into three main levels:[7]

  1. Pre-school Education: This includes kindergarten and other early childhood education programs.
  2. Basic Education: This compulsory stage lasts for 10 years, beginning at age 6. It aims to provide students with fundamental skills in literacy, numeracy, and critical thinking.
  3. Secondary Education: After completing basic education, students enter secondary education, which spans two years and culminates in the General Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (Tawjihi).

See also

References

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