Shawarbeh appointed Amman mayor

AMMAN — The Cabinet on Wednesday appointed Yousef Shawarbeh as the mayor of Amman. In a session headed by Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al Khasawneh, the Cabinet appointed members of the Greater Amman Municipality Council, including the secretary generals of the Tourism and Environment Ministries, director general of the Department of Lands and Survey, and the director general of the Cities and Villages Development Bank, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Members of the council also include the Land Transport Regulatory Authority director general, the Central Traffic Department director, the Jordan Water Company general manager, the Jordan Electricity Company general manager, and representatives of the Amman chambers of commerce and industry. The Council of Ministers also decided to refer the head of the Legislation and Opinion Bureau Fidaa Hamoud to retirement and to appoint Qassem Abdoh as a successor.