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Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein [a] (born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemite , who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered a 41st-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad .
King Hussein's brother, Prince Muhammad, was the heir presumptive to the throne until the birth of Hussein's eldest son, Abdullah. Abdullah was his father's heir apparent from his birth in 1962 until 1965, when Hussein decided to appoint his 18-year-old brother Hassan as heir apparent because of the unstable situation at the time. [1]
Abdullah II (born in 1962). The current King of Jordan. [95] Married to Rania Al-Yassin. They have four children: Crown Prince Hussein, Princess Iman, Princess Salma and Prince Hashem. [1] Prince Faisal bin Hussein (born in 1963). Lieutenant-General, former Commander of Royal Jordanian Air Force. Currently Deputy Supreme Commander of the ...
Prince Hashem bin Abdullah (Arabic: هاشم بن عبد الله; born 30 January 2005) is the youngest child and second son of King Abdullah II of Jordan and Queen Rania. [1] He is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered a 42nd-generation direct descendant of the ...
Hussein bin Abdullah (Arabic: حسين بن عبدالله, Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh; born 28 June 1994) is Crown Prince of Jordan as the eldest son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. He is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered to be 42nd-generation direct descendant of the Islamic ...
Princess Iman bint Abdullah (Arabic: إيمان بنت عبدالله; born 27 September 1996) is a Jordanian princess and the first daughter and the second child of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan.
Rania Al-Yassin was born on 31 August 1970 in Kuwait, to Palestinian parents. [3] Her father, Faisal Al-Yassin, was a Palestinian from Tulkarm in the West Bank. [4] In 1991 Rania's family was forced to flee Kuwait, along with thousands of other Palestinian refugees, and resettled in Amman, Jordan. [4]
She is the third member of the Hashemite family to have the name Iman, as there are Princess Iman bint Abdullah II and Princess Iman bint Al Hussein bin Talal. [5] The Royal Hashemite Court announced her birth, sharing the parents' joy and gratitude. The announcement also encouraged well-wishers to make donations to the Al-Aman Fund for the ...