Abdullah I of Jordan
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Abdullah I was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was the Emir of Transjordan, a British protectorate, until 25 May 1946, after which he was king of an independ
1942 portrait
Abdullah arrives in Amman 1920
Abdullah 1920
Abdullah I of Transjordan during the visit to Turkey with Turkish president Mustafa Kemal 1937
Hussein, King of Hejaz
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Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi was a Hejazi leader from the Banu Qatadah branch of the Banu Hashim clan who was the Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 and, after proclaiming the Great Arab Revolt against
Abdullah I of Jordan
…since 1921, Abdullah was a 38th-generation direct descendant of Muhammad. Born in Mecca, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire, Abdullah was the second of four sons of Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, and his first wife, Abdiyya bint Abdullah. He was educated in Istanbul and Hejaz. From 1909 to 1914, Abdullah sat in the Ottoman…
King Hussein in 1916
Mahmal of Hussein bin Ali probably in Hejaz, c. 1890
Hussein bin Ali (date unknown)
Hussein bin Ali brings a holy carpet to Jerusalem in 1914; The Sharif can be seen in the carriage with the Mufti of Jerusalem.