Abdullah I of Jordan
Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein (Arabic: عبد الله الأول بن الحسين, Abd Allāh Al-Awal ibn Al-Husayn, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan and Transjordan, from 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was Jordan's first King.
| Abdullah I | |
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| King of Jordan | |
| 25 May 1946 – 20 July 1951 | |
| Predecessor | Himself as Emir of Transjordan |
| Successor | Talal |
| Emir of Transjordan | |
| 11 April 1921 – 25 May 1946[1][2] | |
| Predecessor | Office Established |
| Successor | Himself as King |
| Born | 2 February 1882 Mecca, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 20 July 1951 (aged 69)[3][4] Jerusalem |
| Burial | |
| Consort | Musbah bint Nasser (m. 1904) |
| Junior wives | Suzdil Khanum (m. 1913) Nahda bint Uman (m. 1949) |
| Issue | Princess Haya Talal I Prince Naif Princess Munira Princess Maqbula Princess Naifeh |
| House | Hashemite |
| Father | Hussein bin Ali |
| Mother | Abdiyya bint Abdullah |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
During World War I, he played a key role in secret negotiations with the United Kingdom. This led to the Great Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule that was led by his father Sharif Hussein.[5] Abdullah led guerrilla raids on Ottoman garrisons.[6]
Abdullah was shot and killed in Jerusalem by a Palestinian activist on 20 July 1951, aged 69.
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Abdullah arrives in Amman 1920
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Abdullah I of Transjordan during the visit to Turkey with Turkish president Mustafa Kemal 1937
King Abdullah declaring the end of the British Mandate and the independence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 25 May 1946.
King Abdullah I with his son Crown Prince Talal, 1 January 1950
King Abdullah I of Jordan after Jordanian independence 1946
King Abdullah I of Transjordan and King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia in 1947
King Abdullah I of Transjordan and King Farouk I of Egypt
King Abdullah welcomed by Palestinian Christians in East Jerusalem on 29 May 1948, the day after his forces took control over the city.
Visiting the Dome of the Rock, 1948
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References
- ↑ Kamal S. Salibi (15 December 1998). The Modern History of Jordan. I.B.Tauris. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-86064-331-6.
- ↑ Hashemite Monarchs of Jordan, "The Emirate of Transjordan was founded on April 11, 1921, and became the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan upon formal independence from Britain in 1946"
- ↑ "Abdullah". Encyclopædia Britannica (15th) I: A-ak Bayes. (2010). Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.. 22.
- ↑ Some sources state that his birth date was on 22 September.
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica (online). Abdullah I:...
- ↑ Shlaim (2007), p. 3