[1] After the occupation of the West Bank in June 1967, Jordan needed a media arm to transmit the government's point of view, the only newspaper that was published in Jordan at the time was Ad-Dustour, an independent newspaper from Amman.

On 13 May 1971, the Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi al-Tal issued law number 26 in 1971 to establish the Jordan Press Foundation which is the publisher.

[2] In August 2008, the daily started its e-journal, Minbar Al Rai, and in May 2009 it launched a weekly newspaper for advertisements.

[4] The newspaper is composed of five sections: The editors-in-chief of Al Ra'i are appointed by the Jordanian government.

[7] The former editors-in-chief of the daily include Abdul Wahab Zaghilat,[8] Samih Maaytah[9] and Mohammad Tal.