Awn Khasawneh
prime minister of Jordan
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history of Jordan
- In Jordan: Arab Spring and reform
…a year, replacing Bakhit with Awn Khasawneh as prime minister. To many, the quick dismissal of Bakhit—Jordan’s 60th prime minister since independence—signaled that politics were proceeding more or less as usual, with the king frequently dismissing cabinets and ministers as a means of deflecting popular frustration away from the monarchy…
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