Abdullah II of Jordan
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Abdullah II is the King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemites, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is traditionally r
Abdullah in 2025
Prince Abdullah (age 2) and Prince Faisal with their parents, King Hussein and Princess Muna, in 1964
Abdullah, age 11, during a 1973 visit to the Royal Jordanian Air Force headquarters
Abdullah welcomed by US Secretary of Defense William Cohen during his first visit to the United States as king in 1999
Princess Muna Al Hussein
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Princess Muna Al Hussein 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.
Abdullah II of Jordan
…as a 41st-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Abdullah was born in Amman, as the first child of King Hussein and his wife, Princess Muna. As the king's eldest son, Abdullah was heir apparent until Hussein transferred the title to Abdullah's uncle Prince Hassan in 1965. Abdullah began his…
Muna in 1964 with her sons, Abdullah II and Faisal