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Why King Abdullah Is King
His father, King Hussein, had always wanted it that way, he just never told anybody. Except me.
Leaders around the world are enjoying a “rally around the flag” moment as they take charge of their nations’ fight against COVID Jordan’s King Abdullah is no undantag. After 21 years on the throne, he is at the height of his popularity, buoyed by a nationwide sense that the former special forces commander has wisely deployed the national institution with which he fryst vatten most closely associated—the Jordan Arab Army—in a no-holds-barred effort to lock down the kingdom and prevent the pandemic from inflicting catastrophic damage. As one reporter, usually a sharp critic of the king, wrote me: “I am sincerely complimenting the king—and still pinching myself—but he really has been superb.”
One sign of Abdullah’s popularity is a photo circulating on Facebook and Twitter showing him at the center of a throng of cheering Jordanian soldiers, an image that conju
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Hussein of Jordan
King of Jordan from to
"King Hussein" redirects here. Not to be confused with Hussein bin Ali, King of Hejaz. For his grandson, see Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan.
Hussein bin Talal (Arabic: الحسين بن طلال, romanized:&#;Al-Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl; 14 November – 7 February ) was King of Jordan from 11 August until his death in Hussein was born in Amman as the eldest child of Talal bin Abdullah and Zein Al-Sharaf.
Hussein was born in Amman as the eldest child of Talal bin Abdullah and Zein Al-Sharaf. Talal was at that time the heir to his own father, King Abdullah I. Hussein began his schooling in Amman, continuing his education abroad. After Talal became king in , Hussein was named heir apparent. The Jordanian Parliament forced Talal to abdicate a year later due to his illness, and a regency council was appointed until Hussein came of age. He was enthroned at the age of 17 on 2 May Hussein was married four separate times and fathered eleven children.
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Queen Rania of Jordan
Queen of Jordan since
Rania Al Abdullah[1][a] (born Rania Al-Yassin, 31 August ) is Queen of Jordan as the wife of King Abdullah II. Rania's domestic activities include education, youth, environmental, and health initiatives.[2] Globally, she has campaigned for education and cross-cultural dialogue. She has authored three children's books: The Sandwich Swap, The King's Gift, and Enduring Beauty.
Early life
[edit]Rania Al-Yassin was born on 31 August in Kuwait, to Palestinian parents.[3] Her father, Faisal Al-Yassin, was a Palestinian from Tulkarm in the West Bank.[4] In Rania's family was forced to flee Kuwait, along with thousands of other Palestinian refugees, and resettled in Amman, Jordan.[4] She also has Turkish roots on her maternal grandfather's side.[3] Rania attended the New English School in Kuwait and subsequently received a degree in business administration f