The announcement made by Prime Minister Jafar Hassan during last week's Cabinet session in Karak deserves recognition.
He reported that "the completion rate for projects the government committed to implementing under the governorate's developmental vision has reached 85 percent. These are set to be fully completed during 2026 and 2027 at a total cost of 266 million dinars. This is in addition to supplementary projects valued at 13 million dinars, with implementation exceeding 70 percent, bringing the total number of projects to 158."
This matters for several reasons, not least because it signals a government that speaks with candor to its citizens. We have a Prime Minister who, a year and a half into his tenure, articulates his record in concrete terms—timelines, delivery rates, and measurable commitments. It is an approach defined by institutional discipline, one that actively invites scrutiny and accountability.
This is not a government that traffics in abstractions. Hassan speaks the language of execution, acutely aware that his ministers will be judged not by their intentions but by their results.
This approach reflects a deliberate strategy. It stems directly from the government's fieldwork methodology. Since taking office, it has built its strategy by going to the ground, assessing authentic needs, and listening to local representatives across the Kingdom. This represents the antithesis of hollow political rhetoric, administrative theorizing, or media grandstanding.
What makes the government's approach particularly noteworthy is the context. Despite an intensely turbulent regional environment, it has refused to wield external pressures as an excuse for inaction. It has not placed citizens' aspirations on hold. This reflects the mindset of a Prime Minister who is academically equipped, deeply experienced in public service, and thoroughly versed in the layered complexities of Jordan's political economy.
Karak marks the launch of the second round of cabinet sessions held in the governorates. It follows a full year of planning to identify the specific developmental priorities for each region. This, in itself, is an achievement. It reinforces a programmatic, institutional approach aligned with the Economic Modernization Vision—a long-term national project that transcends governments.
As the premier's administrative style delivers tangible results on the ground, this is what we, as a nation, need as we chart our course through the early years of Jordan's second century.
In the end, governments are not judged by what they promise, but by what they deliver. It is delivery that cements credibility, builds public trust, and ultimately determines who stays and who goes.
In Karak, the message was clear: delivery is the only currency that counts.
