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Royal decree appoints Krishan as acting prime minister

Jordan News

last updated: Jul 08,2022

Tawfiq Krishan — (File photo: Jordan News)

AMMAN — A Royal decree was issued on Thursday appointing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Administration, Tawfiq Krishan, as acting prime minister and defense minister during the absence of Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.اضافة اعلان

Khasawneh is scheduled to be abroad, on a private vacation, during Eid al-Adha holiday.

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