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Events in the year 2024 in Jordan.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Abdullah II
• Prime Minister – Bisher Al-Khasawneh
  • Jafar Hassan (From 15 September)

Events

• 28 January – Tower 22 drone attack: Three U.S. military personnel are killed in a drone attack by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iranian-backed militia group, on a US military outpost near the Syrian border.
• 18 June – The Jordanian Foreign Ministry confirms that 41 Jordanian pilgrims died due to heat exhaustion during the Hajj in Mecca.
• 26 July – 11 August: Jordan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• 26 July – The village of Umm el-Jimal is designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
• 10 September: 2024 Jordanian general election: The Islamic Action Front emerges as the largest single party in the House of Representatives but fails to secure a majority, winning 31 out of 138 seats.
• 12 September – The United Kingdom suspends visa-exempt status for Jordanian nationals traveling to the UK due to the rise in asylum claims from Jordanians.
• 15 September – Bisher Khasawneh resigns as prime minister. In response, King Abdullah II nominates his chief of staff, Jafar Hassan, to form a new government.
• 24 November – Three police officers are injured in a shooting near the Israeli embassy in the Rabiah neighborhood of Amman. The gunman is shot dead by police.
• 6 December – Syrian civil war: Jordan closes the the border with Syria after rebel forces in Syria seize the main Nasib Border Crossing.
• 13 December – A fire at a private elderly care centre in Amman kills six people and injures five others.

Deaths

• 12 August – Zaid Rifai (b. 1936), Prime Minister (1973-1976, 1984-1989) and President of the Senate (1997-2009).

References

1. "Abdullah II | Biography, Education, Family, History, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
2. "Jordan Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
3. "Number of Jordanian pilgrims, who die of heat exhaustion during Hajj, confirmed at 41". Jordan Times. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
4. "Jordan Olympic Committee". Jordan Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
5. "Jordan's Umm al-Jimal village added to UNESCO heritage list". Al Jazeera. July 28, 2024.
6. "Jordan's Islamist opposition party tops parliamentary elections". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
7. "UK suspends visa exemptions for Jordanian nationals due to policy violations". September 12, 2024.
8. "Jordan's king appoints new PM after general election". France 24. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
9. "Gunman shot dead, 3 police injured in shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan". Rappler. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
10. "Jordan closes border crossing into Syria, ministry says". Reuters. December 6, 2024.
11. Ramadan, Tala (13 December 2024). "Six dead, five critically injured in fire at Jordanian elderly care centre". Reuters. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
12. "Former PM Zaid Al-Rifai passes away". Ammon News. August 12, 2024.

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