On Tuesday, the Senate elected Abdullah Ensour as First Deputy Speaker to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Senator Samir Al-Rifai. The Council also elected Hani Mulki as Second Deputy Speaker, succeeding Ensour.
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During the first session of the Senate's extraordinary session, attended by Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan and members of the Cabinet, Omar Razzaz and Hind Abu Al-Shaar took the constitutional oath as members of the Senate, in accordance with Article (80) of the Constitution and Article (4) of the Senate's Rules of Procedure.
The Senate's Permanent Bureau was formed in November 2024 for a two-year term under the chairmanship of Faisal Al-Fayez, with Samir Al-Rifai as First Deputy, Abdullah Ensour as Second Deputy, and Suhair Al-Ali and Zuhair Abu Faris as assistants to the Speaker.
Paragraph (e) of Article (6) of the Senate's Rules of Procedure stipulates that if the Senate convenes in an extraordinary session and one of the seats of the Permanent Bureau is vacant, the Council shall elect a member to fill that seat, and the elected member shall serve until the end of the Permanent Bureau's term.
The Senate approved the appointment of Omar Razzaz to the Arab, International and Expatriates Affairs Committee, Amjad Al-Jamiaan to the Tourism and Heritage Committee and the Culture, Youth and Sports Committee, while Hind Abu Al-Shaar joined the Education Committee, the Culture, Youth and Sports Committee, and the Palestine Committee.
At the beginning of the session, Senate Secretary-General Abdul Rahim Al-Waked read the Royal Decrees, which included: "Proroguing the ordinary session of the National Assembly effective from April 26, calling the Assembly to convene in an extraordinary session starting last Sunday to consider six draft laws, accepting the resignation of Senator Samir Al-Rifai from Senate membership, and appointing Omar Razzaz and Hind Abu Al-Shaar as members of the Senate effective June 7."
The legislation on the agenda of the extraordinary session includes draft laws on Local Administration, the repeal of the Civil Consumer Corporation Law, the Regulation of Professional Work, the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission, in addition to the draft amendments to the Jordanian Universities Law and the Real Property Law.
At the beginning of the session, members of the Senate and the government observed a minute of silence and recited Al-Fatiha for the late Senator Issa Ayoub, who passed away on May 23.
Al-Fayez paid tribute to Senator Ayoub, recalling his contributions and service to the nation throughout his career in public service.
On his own behalf and on behalf of the members of the Senate, he expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy to the late senator's family, relatives, and loved ones.
