List of kings of Jordan
| King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | |
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| Incumbent | |
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| Abdullah II | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Majesty |
| Heir apparent | Crown Prince Hussein |
| First monarch | Abdullah I |
| Formation | 1921 |
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The King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is Jordan's head of state and monarch. He serves as the head of the Jordanian monarchy — the Hashemite dynasty. The king is addressed as His Majesty (صاحب الجلالة).
History
The Jordanian monarchy was set up in 1921, with the help of Britain. The sons of Hussein bin Ali, the Sharif of Mecca from 1908 until 1916, were set up as kings of Iraq and Jordan. In Jordan, Abdullah I was made Emir of Transjordan, a post he held from 11 April 1921 until Transjordan was granted independence on 25 May 1946 as the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan. Abdullah was crowned the country's first king. The country's name was shortened to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on 3 April 1949.
The Hashemite dynasty originates in the Hejaz, which is now part of Saudi Arabia.
Succession
Monarchs of Jordan (1921–present)
Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946)
| Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdullah
|
February 1882 – 20 July 1951 (aged 69) |
1 April 1921 | 25 May 1946 | Previously King-designate of Iraq for a short period in 1920 | Hashemite |  |
Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan/Jordan (1946–present)
| Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdullah I
|
February 1882 – 20 July 1951 (aged 69) |
25 May 1946 | 20 July 1951 (assassinated) |
Proclaimed King of Palestine by the Jericho Conference in 1948 | Hashemite | |
Talal
|
26 February 1909 – 7 July 1972 (aged 63) | 20 July 1951 | 11 August 1952 (abdicated) |
Son of Abdullah I | Hashemite |  |
Hussein
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14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999 (aged 63) | 11 August 1952 | 7 February 1999 | Son of Talal | Hashemite |  |
Abdullah II
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30 January 1962 | 7 February 1999 | Incumbent | Son of Hussein | Hashemite | |
Timeline
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