House of Representatives

What House of Representatives does

The House of Representatives is the lower house of Jordan's bicameral Parliament, established under the 1952 Constitution as the country's principal elected legislative chamber. It comprises 130 elected members organized across 20 standing committees, exercising legislative drafting, budgetary ratification, and executive oversight functions on behalf of Jordanian citizens. The institution traces its lineage to 1929, making it the oldest parliament in the Arab world, and operates with constitutional authority that no alternative body can replicate. Its work is supported by a network of 20 specialized standing committees and a Speaker's office that conducts bilateral and multilateral parliamentary diplomacy with regional and global legislatures.

The House delivers its public-facing and legislative functions through a digital platform comprising an official website, live session streaming, a virtual tour, RSS feeds, and online petition and contact channels, alongside traditional in-person parliamentary proceedings. Internationally, the chamber engages with the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Asian Parliamentary Assembly, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, and the legislatures of Oman, Iraq, the UAE, and other partners. A newly established Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Legislative Research, operating on a three-year plan with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, is intended to strengthen legislative research capacity.

The institution does not operate a commercial business model: it is funded through Jordan's state budget and generates no revenue from product sales, fees, or services. Its "customers" in the stakeholder sense are Jordanian citizens as the universal served population, the executive branch as institutional counterpart, and international parliamentary bodies as diplomatic partners. The strategic agenda centers on political modernization legislation (including new election and political party laws), institutional capacity-building, and expanded citizen engagement through digital channels.

Name

House of Representatives

Legal name

Jordanian House of Representatives (مجلس النوّاب الأردني)

Website

https://representatives.jo

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The House of Representatives is the lower, elected chamber of Jordan's bicameral Parliament, comprising 130 members across 20 standing committees who exercise legislative, budgetary, and oversight functions on behalf of Jordanian citizens under the 1952 Constitution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legislative Services

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Legislative Bodies (92112), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

Keywords

• Legislative services
• Parliamentary functions
• Public representation
• Citizen engagement
• Government oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Amman

HQ country

Jordan

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The House of Representatives is the lower legislative chamber of Jordan's bicameral Parliament, constitutionally mandated to enact laws, exercise oversight of the executive branch, and represent citizens across 130 constituencies. Its core offering comprises the enactment of national legislation across 20 permanent standing committees, parliamentary supervision of the Council of Ministers, citizen representation, and the operation of a unified digital platform that delivers legislative information, live session broadcasts, petition and complaint handling, and right-to-information services to the public.

Product overview

The House of Representatives operates a unified digital platform consisting of a primary website portal with integrated citizen services. The core offering includes the official website (representatives.jo) as the central hub, supplemented by live broadcasting of parliamentary sessions, a virtual tour of the parliament building, and dedicated services for legislative information. Citizen engagement features include a petitions and complaints system, right to information service, and contact forms for representatives and committees. The Parliamentary Studies and Research Center provides supporting research capabilities, while the agenda and legislative projects database offers transparency into parliamentary activities. The platform supports Arabic and English languages and includes RSS feeds for content syndication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Official Website Portal (representatives.jo)
• Live Broadcasting Service (البث المباشر)
• Virtual Tour Platform (الجولة الافتراضية)
• Petitions and Complaints System (العرائض والشكاوي)
• Right to Information Service (حق الحصول على معلومة)
• Parliamentary Studies and Research Center (مركز الدراسات والبحوث التشريعية)
• Laws and Legislative Projects Database (مشاريع القوانين)
• Agenda and Summaries Service (جدول الاعمال والملخصات)

Quantifiable outcome

• The 20th Parliament passed significant political modernization legislation including new election and political parties laws.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

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App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Westminster Foundation for Democracy (مؤسسة وستمنستر)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2026The Environment Committee of the Jordanian Parliament meets with representatives of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy to discuss joint cooperation in parliamentary development, democracy support, and institutional capacity building.
• Parliament of Oman, Iraq, and UAE (برلمانات عُمان والعراق والأمارات)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Speaker Al-Qadi meets with heads and representatives of the parliaments of Oman, Iraq, and UAE, with Jordanian parliamentarians winning membership in Islamic Parliament committees.
• Inter-Parliamentary Union - IPU (الاتحاد البرلماني الدولي)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026The Jordanian Parliamentary Delegation concludes its participation in the 152nd session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, discussing international parliamentary cooperation and Palestinian cause.
• Chinese Embassy / Transport Sector (السفير الصيني)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026The Transport Committee of the parliament discusses cooperation opportunities with the Chinese Ambassador in transport, investment, and parliamentary cooperation.
• Westminster Foundation for Democracy - Office in Jordan (مكتب وستمنستر للديمقراطية)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026The Secretary General of Parliament, Awad Al-Ghouri, sponsors the operational plan launch for the Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Legislative Research, developed in cooperation with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and the Democratic Reform Support Program in Jordan, spanning a 3-year period.
• Asian Parliamentary Assembly (الجمعية البرلمانية الآسيوية)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2026Jordanian MP Al-Mashaqba elected as Vice President of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly and Chairman of the Political Committee, reflecting Jordan's active role in the assembly.
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (الجمعية البرلمانية لمجلس أوروبا)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026The Jordanian Parliamentary Delegation meets the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
• Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (برلمان البحر الأبيض المتوسط)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026A Jordanian parliamentary delegation participates in the Mediterranean Women Parliamentarians Forum in the UAE.
• Business Development Centre (BDC) (مركز تطوير الأعمال)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2023Jordanian women parliamentarians visit BDC to review women's economic empowerment programs and entrepreneurial support services.
• Jordanian Democratic Institute for Development (مسارات) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Jordancore18 June 2023Jordanian Democratic Institute for Development (Masarat) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Jordan jointly launch the project 'Strengthening Institutional Cooperation between Parliament and Civil Society', with the First Deputy Speaker sponsoring the launch.
• Turkish Grand National Assembly (الجمعية الوطنية الكبرى التركية)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2023The Jordanian-Turkish Parliamentary Friendship Association, chaired by MP Abeer Al-Jabour, visits the Turkish ambassador to congratulate on President Erdogan's re-election and strengthen bilateral parliamentary relations.
• Jordanian-Georgian Parliamentary Friendship Association (جمعية الصداقة البرلمانية الأردنية الجورجية)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2023The Jordanian-Georgian Parliamentary Friendship Association meets with the Georgian ambassador to strengthen bilateral parliamentary ties.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU): Global inter-parliamentary organization in which Jordan's HoR actively participates and through which it conducts much of its multilateral parliamentary diplomacy and convening.

Direct peers

• Iraqi Council of Representatives: Iraq's unicameral legislature with comparable committee architecture, party-based bloc structure, and active engagement with the Arab Parliament Union and IPU alongside Jordan.
• Egyptian House of Representatives: Lower house of Egypt's bicameral parliament and the most direct Arab comparator to Jordan's HoR in terms of constitutional role, committee structure, and party-based composition in a Hashemite-era political system.
• Lebanese Parliament: Lebanon's unicameral National Assembly; another Arab regional legislature operating under confessional power-sharing and engaging in parallel IPU and Arab parliamentary forums.
• Moroccan House of Representatives: Lower chamber of the Moroccan Parliament with similar committee-based legislative function, elected representation, and active parliamentary diplomacy across Arab, African, and Mediterranean forums.
• Saudi Shura Council: Consultative assembly of Saudi Arabia operating within an executive-dominated constitutional framework similar to Jordan's, with overlapping themes of modernization, citizen engagement, and limited legislative autonomy.

Broad incumbents

• French National Assembly: Lower house of the French Parliament with a bicameral structure analogous to Jordan's National Assembly and Mediterranean parliamentary engagement that overlaps with Jordan's regional diplomacy.
• UK House of Commons: Lower house of the UK Parliament and a longstanding model for Westminster-style parliamentary systems; the source of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy that actively partners with Jordan's HoR.
• US House of Representatives: US lower chamber providing a global reference point for committee-based legislative operations, oversight functions, and live-streamed proceedings that Jordan's HoR explicitly emulates in its digital offerings.

Regional players

• Israeli Knesset: Unicameral Israeli legislature sharing the same regional diplomatic ecosystem, with active cross-border parliamentary engagement topics that often intersect Jordan's foreign policy agenda.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Parliament_Jo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyjZgDMtp9Kon2yvsGkGAWg
• Facebookfacebook.com/representativesjo

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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