Royal initiative projects launched in Maan

AMMAN — Royal Court Secretary General Yousef Issawi, head of the follow-up committee for the implementation of Royal initiatives, on Saturday laid the cornerstone for the project of Sharif Hussein Bin Ali Mosque in downtown Maan.

The scheme is implemented under His Majesty King Abdullah’s directives, after a 2015 meeting with dignitaries of Maan, some 220km south of Amman, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

The project includes rehabilitation and reconstruction of the mosque and building a new mosque that can accommodate up to 2,400 worshippers.

The three-floor project, whose total area constitutes 6,634 square metres, includes residences for the imam and muezzin and a parking lot for around 40 vehicles.

As part of following upon implementation of Royal initiatives in the governorate, Issawi also toured a project to establish a club for retired military personnel in Maan.

The 1,680-square-metre twostorey club includes multi-purpose halls, gymnasiums, outdoor playground and a football pitch. The facility is equipped with solar cells to generate its electricity needs.

Also on Saturday, Issawi handed over keys of 20 houses, built under Royal initiatives, to beneficiary families in Maan’s Shedieh area, Petra added.

The houses are part of Royal initiatives to provide housing units to underprivileged families, which were launched in 2005 and target all parts of the Kingdom with the aim of enabling families to have decent residences. 

In press remarks, Issawi said that the news houses in Shedieh were built following King Abdullah’s visit to the Southern Badia.

He added that beneficiaries were selected based on the Social Development Ministry’s criteria. 

Beneficiaries expressed their appreciation for His Majesty and his keenness to improve citizens’ living conditions through Royal initiatives.