Media Commission of Jordan
Source Passport
JO-R-00002-6
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- هيئة الإعلام
- Country
- Jordan
- Type
- Regulator
- Founded
- 2014
- Head
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
1 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it not disclosed
- How it is funded on record, not yet checked
- Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- Public body
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Media Commission
- MC
- Registration number Pending check
- (Established by the Restructuring of Institutions and Government Departments Law no. 117/2014; governed by Audiovisual Media Law No. 26 of 2015, Art. 3)
- Registered address Pending check
- Amman (head office, Law 26/2015 Art. 3(b))
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- RIRM (Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities), member page 'MC - Media Commission', undated (c) 2017, read 2026-10-20 (created 2014 by Restructuring of Institutions and Government Departments Law no. 117/2014 merging the Department of Press & Publications and the Audiovisual Media Commission; statutory body with financial and administrative independence; General Manager appointed by Council of Ministers decision on the Prime Minister's recommendation)
- jordan-lawyer.com (law firm site reproducing Audiovisual Media Law No. 26 of 2015, Official Gazette No. 5343 of 1 June 2015, p. 5614, 'updated to 2026'), read 2026-10-20 (Art. 3: هيئة الإعلام has legal personality and financial and administrative independence, is linked to 'the Minister' = the Prime Minister or a minister he delegates, head office Amman; Art. 6: Director General appointed by Council of Ministers decision on the Minister's recommendation; Art. 10: resources are annual allocations in the general state budget plus approved donations/grants; Art. 12: fees and fines are General Treasury revenue; Art. 13: Audit Bureau control)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owner or founding authority Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Prime Minister of Jordan (the Commission is linked to 'the Minister', defined as the Prime Minister or a minister he delegates; Director General appointed by Council of Ministers decision) Direct State or public body - State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Answers to Pending check
- Prime Minister of Jordan (or the minister he delegates); Council of Ministers appoints the Director General and approves the budget
2 sources
- jordan-lawyer.com (law firm site reproducing Audiovisual Media Law No. 26 of 2015, Official Gazette No. 5343 of 1 June 2015, p. 5614, 'updated to 2026'), read 2026-10-20 (Art. 3: هيئة الإعلام has legal personality and financial and administrative independence, is linked to 'the Minister' = the Prime Minister or a minister he delegates, head office Amman; Art. 6: Director General appointed by Council of Ministers decision on the Minister's recommendation; Art. 10: resources are annual allocations in the general state budget plus approved donations/grants; Art. 12: fees and fines are General Treasury revenue; Art. 13: Audit Bureau control)
- RIRM (Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities), member page 'MC - Media Commission', undated (c) 2017, read 2026-10-20 (created 2014 by Restructuring of Institutions and Government Departments Law no. 117/2014 merging the Department of Press & Publications and the Audiovisual Media Commission; statutory body with financial and administrative independence; General Manager appointed by Council of Ministers decision on the Prime Minister's recommendation)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- How it is funded Pending check
Source Share of revenue State budget Over 50% - Budget and funding bodies Pending check
Funder Type Note Government of Jordan (annual allocations in the general state budget, Law 26/2015 Art. 10(a)) Government or public body fees and fines collected go to the General Treasury (Art. 12)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Agencies and funds under it
- Not disclosed
- Public-office or party roles of board members
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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