Amman, The members of the Senate agreed on the formation of the 16 permanent committees of the council during their session today, Thursday, chaired by the President of the Council, Faisal Al-Fayez.
The Senators also agreed to form a temporary committee for the Youth National Dialogue Initiative, and another for persons with disabilities.
In separate meetings, the committee members, chaired by Al-Fayez, elected the chairpersons and rapporteurs of the committees. The following were selected: Ahmad Tbaishat as Chairman of the Legal Committee, Dr. Ghazi Al-Dweibat as Rapporteur; Dr. Raji'i Al-Mashar as Chairman of the Financial and Economic Committee, Engineer Amer Al-Haddidi as Rapporteur; Dr. Hani Al-Mulqi as Chairman of the Arab, International, and Expatriate Affairs Committee, Ali Al-Ayed as Rapporteur; Tawfiq Krishan as Chairman of the Administrative Committee, Badria Al-Balbisi as Rapporteur; Dr. Wajih Owais as Chairman of the Education and Higher Education Committee, Dr. Sahar Al-Jundi as Rapporteur; Mohammad Daoudiya as Chairman of the Media and National Guidance Committee, Omar Al-Ayassra as Rapporteur; Dr. Yaseen Al-Hesban as Chairman of the Health, Environment, and Population Committee, Dr. Salah Al-Helsa as Rapporteur; Issa Murad as Chairman of the Labor and Social Development Committee, Fadhel Al-Hamoud as Rapporteur.
The Senators also elected Dr. Akef Al-Zoubi as Chairman of the Agriculture and Water Committee, Saud Al-Adwan as Rapporteur; Engineer Farouk Al-Hayari as Chairman of the Energy and Mineral Resources Committee, Mamdouh Nabas as Rapporteur; Michel Nazzal as Chairman of the Tourism and Heritage Committee, Sharhabeel Madi as Rapporteur; Dr. Mustafa Hamarnah as Chairman of the Public Services Committee, Dr. Abla Amawi as Rapporteur; Dr. Khaled Al-Kalalda as Chairman of the Freedoms and Citizens' Rights Committee, Dr. Ammar Al-Qudah as Rapporteur; Mazen Darwaza as Chairman of the Palestine Committee, Dr. Hayel Abidat as Rapporteur; Khawla Al-Aramouti as Chairwoman of the Women's Committee, Naseema Al-Fakhri as Rapporteur; and Dr. Haifa Al-Najjar as Chairwoman of the Culture, Sports, and Youth Committee, Fawaz Hamdallah as Rapporteur.
The Legal Committee consists of: Dr. Bisher Al-Khasawneh, Dr. Raji'i Al-Mashar, Abdel Ilah Al-Khatib, Ahmad Tbaishat, Haya Al-Qaralah, Fadhel Al-Hamoud, Dr. George Habsooni, Ihsan Barakat, Dr. Mahasen Al-Jaghoub, Dr. Ammar Al-Qudah, Dr. Ghazi Al-Dweibat, and Dr. Saad Al-Mansour.
The Financial and Economic Committee includes: Dr. Bisher Al-Khasawneh, Dr. Raji'i Al-Mashar, Abdel Ilah Al-Khatib, Suhair Al-Ali, Dr. Akef Al-Zoubi, Engineer Amer Al-Haddidi, Dr. Mohammad Al-Assas, Issa Murad, Mazen Darwaza, Dr. Muwafaq Al-Dumur, Khalil Abdulrahman, and Ahmad Al-Khudari.
The Arab, International, and Expatriate Affairs Committee includes: Dr. Hani Al-Mulqi, Engineer Nasser Al-Lawzi, Jamal Al-Saraireh, Salama Hammad, Suhair Al-Ali, Ali Al-Ayed, Hussein Al-Majali, Hussein Al-Hawatmeh, Mamdouh Nabas, Adham Al-Shishani, Omar Al-Ayassra, and Rakan Al-Fawaz.
The Administrative Committee consists of: Salama Hammad, Tawfiq Krishan, Mahmoud Al-Freihat, Hussein Al-Hawatmeh, Mustafa Al-Baza'iah, Mohammad Al-Azaidah, Sand Al-Nu'aymat, Mamdouh Nabas, Adham Al-Shishani, Dhaifallah Al-Qalab, Dr. Saad Al-Mansour, and Badria Al-Balbisi.
The Education and Higher Education Committee includes: Dr. Mohammad Jumaa Al-Wahsh, Dr. Ahmad Helail, Engineer Mohammad Al-Najjar, Dr. Wajih Owais, Dr. Yaseen Al-Hesban, Dr. Haifa Al-Najjar, Dr. Mustafa Hamarnah, Michel Nazzal, Dr. Hayel Abidat, Dr. Mahasen Al-Jaghoub, Dr. Salah Al-Helsa, and Dr. Sahar Al-Jundi.
The Media and National Guidance Committee consists of: Mohammad Daoudiya, Suhair Al-Ali, Ali Al-Ayed, Mahmoud Al-Freihat, Dr. Ammar Al-Qudah, Omar Al-Ayassra, and Sharhabeel Madi.
The Health, Environment, and Population Committee includes: Dr. Wajih Owais, Dr. Yaseen Al-Hesban, Khawla Al-Aramouti, Dr. George Habsooni, Mazen Darwaza, Michel Nazzal, Dr. Zohair Abu Fares, Dr. Salah Al-Helsa, Dr. Fawaz Hamdallah, Badria Al-Balbisi, Dr. Sahar Al-Jundi, and Naseema Al-Fakhri.
The Agriculture and Water Committee consists of: Engineer Issa Ayoub, Dr. Akef Al-Zoubi, Engineer Mohammad Al-Najjar, Dr. Wajih Owais, Haya Al-Qaralah, Sand Al-Nu'aymat, Saud Al-Adwan, Ghazi Al-Muqaybil, Dhaifallah Al-Qalab, Dr. Ghazi Al-Dweibat, Sultan Al-Jazi, and Rakan Al-Fawaz.
The Labor and Social Development Committee includes: Dr. Mohammad Jumaa Al-Wahsh, Mustafa Al-Baza'iah, Fadhel Al-Hamoud, Issa Murad, Dr. Mahasen Al-Jaghoub, Dr. Abla Amawi, Asia Yaghi, Dr. Muwafaq Al-Dumur, Sharhabeel Madi, Naseema Al-Fakhri, Khalil Abdulrahman, and Ahmad Al-Khudari.
The Energy and Mineral Resources Committee consists of: Engineer Issa Ayoub, Engineer Amer Al-Haddidi, Engineer Mohammad Al-Najjar, Engineer Nidal Al-Haddid, Dr. Mustafa Hamarnah, Mamdouh Nabas, Adham Al-Shishani, Dhaifallah Al-Qalab, Engineer Farouk Al-Hayari, and Ahmad Al-Khudari.
The Tourism and Heritage Committee includes: Issa Murad, Michel Nazzal, Sand Al-Nu'aymat, Dr. Hayel Abidat, Ihsan Barakat, Dr. Fawaz Hamdallah, Engineer Farouk Al-Hayari, Sharhabeel Madi, Khalil Abdulrahman, and Rakan Al-Fawaz.
The Public Services Committee consists of: Engineer Issa Ayoub, Engineer Amer Al-Haddidi, Engineer Yahya Al-Kasbi, Dr. Yaseen Al-Hesban, Khawla Al-Aramouti, Hussein Al-Hawatmeh, Dr. Mustafa Hamarnah, Saud Al-Adwan, Dr. Abla Amawi, Ghazi Al-Muqaybil, Engineer Farouk Al-Hayari, and Badria Al-Balbisi.
The Freedoms and Citizens' Rights Committee includes: Ahmad Tbaishat, Dr. Khaled Al-Kalalda, Mahmoud Al-Freihat, Fadhel Al-Hamoud, Mohammad Al-Azaidah, Ihsan Barakat, Saud Al-Adwan, Dr. Abla Amawi, Dr. Muwafaq Al-Dumur, Dr. Ammar Al-Qudah, Dr. Ghazi Al-Dweibat, and Dr. Saad Al-Mansour.
The Palestine Committee consists of: Jamal Al-Saraireh, Dr. Mohammad Jumaa Al-Wahsh, Ali Al-Ayed, Ahmad Tbaishat, Haya Al-Qaralah, Mazen Darwaza, Mohammad Al-Azaidah, Dr. Hayel Abidat, and Dr. Zohair Abu Fares.
The Women's Committee includes: Dr. Akef Al-Zoubi, Engineer Yahya Al-Kasbi, Khawla Al-Aramouti, Dr. Haifa Al-Najjar, Dr. Zohair Abu Fares, Asia Yaghi, Dr. Sahar Al-Jundi, and Naseema Al-Fakhri.
The Culture, Sports, and Youth Committee consists of: Tawfiq Krishan, Mohammad Daoudiya, Engineer Yahya Al-Kasbi, Dr. Haifa Al-Najjar, Asia Yaghi, Ghazi Al-Muqaybil, Dr. Fawaz Hamdallah, Omar Al-Ayassra, and Engineer Nidal Al-Haddid.
According to the council’s internal regulations, the Senate members elect the permanent committees for a period of two years, with a minimum of 7 members and a maximum of 12 members per committee.