Hani Mulki's cabinet
The Prime Minister of Jordan, Hani Al-Mulki, was tasked with forming a cabinet on 29 May 2016. The new cabinet was sworn in by King Abdullah II on 1 June 2016. After the September 2016 general election, Mulki formed a new cabinet. The Cabinet consisted of 28 members, three of them also serving as Deputy Prime Ministers. 11 Ministers returned from the latest formation of the previous cabinet of Abdullah Ensour, while 9 others had served in earlier cabinets. 8 Ministers had no previous experience in cabinet. Four women obtained a position as Minister. Three  university presidents were appointed to Mulki's cabinet: Rida Khawaldeh, Wajih Owais and Mahmoud Sheyyab. The cabinet reformed the Ministry of Youth, which had been abandoned in 2012. Policies. The cabinet was formed to prepare the country for the upcoming general elections. Shortly after being sworn in the cabinet announced to form task forces headed by the Deputy Prime Ministers to address issues put forward in the Letter of Designation by King Abdullah II. On 5 June 2016, Al-Mulki announced to present action plans for all 19 points mentioned in the Letter of Designation, broadly falling in the categories  of political, economic and administrative issues. Several days after taking office Mulki announced that members of the cabinet would personally visit service institutions, with the goal of improving services. Mohamed Al-Dameeh, a commentor of the newspaper "Asharq Al-Awsat", expected the Al-Mulki cabinet to prioritize economic affairs. First Cabinet. The cabinet that was sworn in consisted of: Second cabinet. King Abdullah II of Jordan tasked the prime minister Hani Al-Mulki to reform the cabinet after the 2016 Jordanian general election on 20 September 2016. The new cabinet consisted of 29 ministers, among which were two women. The  new cabinet was sworn in by King Abdullah II on 28 September 2016. the three deputies kept their positions: Nasser Judeh: Deputy Prime Minister in addition to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Mohammad Thneibat: Deputy Prime Minister for Services and Minister of Education, and Jawad Anani: Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs but he was assigned as a Minister of Investments instead of the Industry, Trade and Supply. On 15 January 2017 the cabinet saw a reshuffle, in which seven ministers left and five ministers joined.