Jordan Escalates Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood’s Financial Networks

Watan-Jordan’s operation to seize assets affiliated with the banned Muslim Brotherhood has reached a critical and risky legal stage, with the Companies Controller now involved in examining the group’s alleged financial fronts. Simultaneously, the Ministry of Social Development continues identifying and dissolving charities suspected of ties to the outlawed association.

The Companies Controller referred a new file to the Public Prosecution concerning a registered private company suspected of regulatory violations. The underlying issue, according to authorities, is the company’s suspected role as a financial front for the Brotherhood.

Additionally, the Controller’s office is now monitoring a business forum run by a former MP, as reported by state-run Petra News Agency—indicating the widening scope of the crackdown to include elite business circles.

This bureaucratic and political shift suggests that the committee overseeing Brotherhood asset confiscations is nearing the end of its work, and authority now lies with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, under which the Companies Controller operates.

While the moves remain within legal frameworks, they represent an escalation beyond confiscating direct Brotherhood assets. The focus has shifted to a network of commercial entities suspected of indirectly financing the group’s activities.

This step signifies a definitive state policy to dismantle all remnants—economic, charitable, or political—of the Brotherhood’s infrastructure. But the task is legally complex, especially given the gray areas between private and organizational property.

A notable development is the official reference to elite business forums and companies, marking a new phase in the state’s campaign since the Brotherhood was declared illegal by Jordanian courts in 2000. Authorities now aim to dismantle what remains of the group’s empire through strict legal interpretations, seeking permanent closure of the Brotherhood file.

In parallel, the Ministry of Social Development has deleted the registrations of at least five major charitable associations, seized two buildings and several properties, and transferred their ownership to public benefit records.

These systematic and escalating steps are meant to dismantle the Brotherhood’s social and charitable influence—leaving no room for future political compromise. Throughout, both the Brotherhood and its affiliated Islamic Action Front Party have remained notably silent.

However, the Islamic Action Front (IAF) is now under pressure. It has been formally notified of legal violations under Article 16 of the Political Parties Law, and a 60-day deadline has been set by the Independent Election Commission for internal correction. One week has already passed.

If the party fails to sever all organizational links to the Brotherhood—its historical ideological backbone—it could face license revocation and legal dissolution. Many political observers believe this is exactly the state’s goal: to force a rapid internal purge or eliminate the party entirely if it remains tied to the banned group.