Abdul Hadi al-Majali elected as Jordanian Parliament speaker

Jordanian Parliament member Abdul Hadi al-Majali was elected as speaker of the Jordanian Parliament after he won 43 votes against 36 votes for his rival, Ali Abu al-Ragheb.

Al-Majali has been a parliamentarian since 1993 for al-Karak city in the southern part of the kingdom. He held several ministerial posts after serving as chief of staff of the Jordanian Army, general security chief and as Jordanian ambassador in Washington.

He is the brother of former Jordanian Premier Abdul Salam al-Majali and leads the Constitutional National Party.