Monday 05 / October / 2026
Amman: A delegation from the staff of the Shura Council's Secretariat General, headed by Musalam bin Said Mosin, Assistant Secretary-General for Committees and Information, paid a visit to the House of Representatives of Jordan, as part of a series of reciprocal visits with various fraternal legislative councils, aimed at strengthening institutional cooperation frameworks and exchanging legislative, administrative and technical expertise, thereby contributing to the development of competencies.
During the visit, Awwad Al Ghuwairi, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives, received the visiting delegation and discussed with them ways of strengthening parliamentary cooperation and exchanging administrative and technical expertise and experience between the two sides.
The Jordanian Secretary-General affirmed the depth of historical relations binding Jordan and the Sultanate of Oman, and their continuing development under the leadership of King Abdullah II and his brother His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik underscoring the importance of building on these relations to expand the scope of parliamentary and institutional cooperation.
The meeting also addressed ways of developing parliamentary and administrative work and keeping pace with digital transformation, alongside the exchange of expertise and successful practices that contribute to raising the efficiency of work within the two councils' Secretariats General.
Al Ghuwairi noted that the House of Representatives is working to develop its institutional work system and enhance administrative and technical performance by updating parliamentary work tools, advancing digital transformation, and employing modern technologies, digital platforms and social media, thereby contributing to the development of mechanisms for engaging with citizens and more effectively showcasing the Council's work and activities.
For his part, the Assistant Secretary-General for Committees and Information commended the Jordanian parliamentary experience, describing it as pioneering and rich, and affirming the potential to draw on it in developing parliamentary procedures and practices.
He noted the contribution of Jordanian legal, economic and parliamentary expertise to supporting Oman's development drive during the 1970s and 1980s.
He added that the exchange of practical experience contributes to improving procedures and performance, citing as an example the benefit drawn from the Jordanian experience in setting statutory time limits within certain draft laws.
The Shura Council delegation was briefed on the working mechanisms and competencies of a number of directorates and the stages of the legislative process, including the role of the Legislation Directorate in studying and reviewing draft laws, alongside the Council's efforts in digital transformation, process automation and the deployment of artificial intelligence applications.
Members of the delegation were also briefed on the nature of financial, administrative, research, public relations and media work, including coverage of the Council's work and activities and the preparation and publication of news and media reports across media outlets and digital platforms.
Expertise and experience were also exchanged across various areas of common interest.
