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List of kings of Jordan

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Summary

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Field	Value
royal_title	King
realm	the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
coatofarms	[[File:Coat of arms of Jordan.svg	160px]]
type	other
coatofarms_article	Coat of arms of Jordan
image	King Abdullah II (cropped).jpg
incumbent	Abdullah II
incumbentsince	7 February 1999
his/her	His
heir_apparent	Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan
first_monarch	Abdullah I
formation
residence	Raghadan Palace (official)
Beit Al Urdun Palace (private)

| his/her = His Beit Al Urdun Palace (private)

The king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan () is the monarchical head of state of Jordan. He serves as the head of the Jordanian monarchy—the Hashemite dynasty. The king is addressed as His Majesty (صاحب الجلالة).

Jordan is a constitutional monarchy. However, the king is vested with somewhat more executive and legislative power than is typically the case for constitutional monarchs. He is commander-in-chief of the Jordanian Armed Forces, appoints the prime minister and the directors of security agencies. He also appoints the members of the upper house of Parliament, the Senate, as well as the members of the Constitutional Court.

The current king, Abdullah II, took the throne on 7 February 1999 following the death of his father, Hussein.

History

The sons of Hussein bin Ali, the Grand Emir and Sharif of Mecca were set up as the kings of Iraq (Faisal I) and Jordan (Abdullah I) in the aftermath of the Arab Revolt and World War I.

The Jordanian monarchy was set up in 1921, with Abdullah I becoming emir of the Emirate of Transjordan, a post he held from 11 April 1921 until Transjordan gained independence on 25 May 1946 as the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan. Once independence was gained, Abdullah was crowned the country's first monarch. The country's name was shortened to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on 26 April 1949, after the kingdom won control of both sides of the Jordan River as a result of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Succession

Monarchs of Jordan (1921–present)

[[Emirate of Transjordan]] (1921–1946)

Son of Hussein bin Ali

[[Jordan|Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan]] (1946–present)

(assassinated) (abdicated)

Timeline

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bar:AbdullahI from: 1921 till: 1946 color:emir text:"Abdullah I" from: 1946 till: 1951 color:king bar:Talal from: 1951 till: 1952 color:king text:"Talal" bar:Hussein from: 1952 till: 1999 color:king text:"Hussein" bar:AbdullahII from: 1999 till: end color:king text:"Abdullah II"

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Royal Standard

Royal Standard of the King

References

(2019). "Jordan". [[Freedom House]].

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