Amman:The Senate held its first sitting of the 20th Parliament's third ordinary session, where it elected members of its permanent bureau and formed a committee to draft a reply to the Speech from the Throne. The session was chaired by Senate President Faisal Fayez following the inauguration of the parliamentary session by His Majesty King Abdullah II.
According to Jordan News Agency, the Senate elected Abdullah Nsour as first deputy president, Hani Mulki as second deputy president, with Zuhair Abu Faris and Suhair Al Ali serving as assistants to the president. These individuals, along with Fayez, comprise the permanent bureau.
In accordance with Article 5 of its bylaws, the Senate appointed Abdullah Nsour, Tawfiq Kreishan, Zuhair Abu Faris, Reem Abu Dalbouh, and Omar Ayasrah to the committee tasked with preparing the Senate's response to the Speech from the Throne.
During the session, Secretary-General Abdul Rahim Wakeed read the Royal Decrees, which included ending the extraordinary session, postponing the ordinary session, and summoning the Senate to convene. The decrees also noted the resignation of Mohammad Ississ from the Senate, effective September 6, the appointment of Fayez as Senate president effective October 25, and the appointment of Yasseen Khayyat as a senator effective October 8. Khayyat took the constitutional oath before the Senate under Article 80 of the Constitution and Article 4 of the Senate's bylaws.
The session concluded with senators and Cabinet members observing a minute of silence in memory of the victims of a terrorist attack on St. George's Church in Hamoud, Karak Governorate.