This experimental study is the first of its kind in Jordan and the Middle East and North Africa region. It was undertaken to investigate solar pyrolysis potential of an oil shale sample from Jordan. The fixed bed retort heated directly by a solar dish was used to convert the oil shale organic matter into liquid and gaseous fuel. The results of the thermogravimetric analysis and fixed bed retort tests are encouraging and proved that the studied sample can be successfully processed to yield oil and gas. This, however, is