Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Abdullah I of Jordan. AbdullahI bin Al-Hussein (Arabic: عبد الله الأول بن الحسين, romanized:ʿAbd Allāh al-Awwal bin al-Ḥusayn, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951.
Abdullah I, first ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He was crowned in 1946 when Transjordan became independent. The country later became known as Jordan after he annexed the West Bank territory two years after capturing it in the 1948 War with Israel.
Tuesday marked 70 years since Jordanian King Abdullah I was assassinated by a Palestinian on the Temple Mount, as Abdullah was visiting Jerusalem to meet with Israeli officials amid his efforts...
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 dynasty, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered a 41st-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. [1]
Abdullah I of Jordan (1882–1951) Abdullah I of Jordan was born in 1882. As the son of Sharif Hussein bin Ali, Abdullah was deeply involved in the Arab Revolt during World War I, working alongside his brother, Faisal I, to fight against Ottoman rule.
Princess Muna Al Hussein [2] (Arabic: منى الحسين, born Toni Avril Gardiner; 25 April 1941) is the mother of Abdullah II of Jordan. She was the second wife of King Hussein; the couple divorced on 21 December 1972. She is British by birth, and changed her name to Muna Al Hussein upon marriage.
Profile: King Abdullah I of Jordan. Abdullah was a moderate leader who dreamed of a greater Arab state. 20 Feb 2008. King Abdullah I was assassinated on the steps of the. al-Aqsa Mosque by a...