The Prime Minister of Jordan, Hani Al-Mulki, was tasked with forming a cabinet on 29 May 2016.
[2] Three university presidents were appointed to Mulki's cabinet: Rida Khawaldeh, Wajih Owais and Mahmoud Sheyyab.
[6] Shortly after being sworn in the cabinet announced to form task forces headed by the Deputy Prime Ministers to address issues put forward in the Letter of Designation by King Abdullah II.
[7] On 5 June 2016, Al-Mulki announced to present action plans for all 19 points mentioned in the Letter of Designation, broadly falling in the categories of political, economic and administrative issues.
[9] Mohamed Al-Dameeh, a commenter of the newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, expected the Al-Mulki cabinet to prioritize economic affairs.