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Talal's most revered achievement as king is the establishment of Jordan's modern constitution in 1952, rendering his kingdom a constitutional monarchy. He ruled for less than thirteen months until he was forced to abdicate by Parliament because he was experiencing mental illness, reported as schizophrenia .
Abdullah's eldest son, Talal, was proclaimed King of Jordan. [11] Talal appointed his son Hussein as crown prince on 9 September 1951. [11] After a reign lasting less than thirteen months, the Parliament forced King Talal to abdicate due to his mental state – doctors had diagnosed schizophrenia. [11]
Prince Hassan bin Talal [1] (Arabic: الحسن بن طلال, born 20 March 1947) [2] is a member of the Jordanian royal family who was previously Crown Prince from 1965 to 1999, being removed just three weeks before King Hussein's death.
She also created the first women's union of Jordan in 1944. Queen Zein further filled a constitutional vacuum after the assassination of the late King Abdullah I in 1951, while the newly proclaimed King Talal was being treated outside the Kingdom. The Queen again performed this role during the period between August 1952, when her son, King ...
1965–1999: Hassan bin Talal, the second brother of Hussein (by decree) 1999: Abdullah bin Hussein, the eldest son of Hussein (by decree and Constitution) King Hussein's brother, Prince Muhammad, was the heir presumptive to the throne until the birth of Hussein's eldest son, Abdullah.
Princess Basma, as an infant, among her siblings, c. 1952-53: (L to R) Prince Hassan, Hussein of Jordan, Princess Basma, and Prince Muhammad. Basma's father became King of Jordan two months after she was born as a result of the assassination of her grandfather King Abdullah I in Jerusalem. King Talal was forced to abdicate as King for health ...
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived on Thursday at the royal wedding of Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein and Saudi Arabian architect Rajwa Al Saif.. On 1 June, King Abdullah’s eldest son ...
Prince Muhammad bin Talal (2 October 1940 – 29 April 2021) was a member of the Jordanian royal family. He was the second son of King Talal of Jordan and the younger brother of King Hussein of Jordan. [1] He was heir-presumptive to the throne from his elder brother's accession in 1952, until the birth of his nephew in 1962.