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Abdullah II of Jordan

1962 - Today

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Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein (born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemite, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdullah II of Jordan has received more than 9,641,327 page views. His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2019). Abdullah II of Jordan is the 2,401st most popular politician (up from 3,253rd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Jordan and the 4th most popular Jordanian Politician.

Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein is the King of Jordan. He is the son of King Hussein and grandson of King Abdullah I. He was born in Amman on January 30, 1962. Abdullah II is a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was proclaimed Crown Prince on October 2, 1999, and became King on February 7, 1999 following his father's death.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.6M

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  • 64.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 91

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdullah II of Jordan ranks 2,401 out of 19,576. Before him are Sergei Witte, Seleucus IV Philopator, Bonne of Luxembourg, Haakon the Good, Pervez Musharraf, and George Vella. After him are Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, Ellac, Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, Emperor Xuan of Han, Cleopatra IV of Egypt, and Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Abdullah II of Jordan ranks 14. Before him are Jodie Foster, Nicolás Maduro, Demi Moore, Ralph Fiennes, Olga Tokarczuk, and Sandra. After him are David Fincher, Antony Blinken, Alexander Litvinenko, Aleksandr Dugin, Carlos Sainz, and Mohammed Omar.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Abdullah II of Jordan ranks 7 out of 59. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Al-Mansur (714), As-Saffah (722), Hussein of Jordan (1935), Jephthah (-1118), and Al-Mahdi (744). After him are Nicomachus (60), Menippus (-290), Philodemus (-110), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Balak (null), and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In Jordan

Among politicians born in Jordan, Abdullah II of Jordan ranks 4. Before him are As-Saffah (722), Hussein of Jordan (1935), and Al-Mahdi (744). After him are Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Haya bint Hussein (1974), and Mudar Badran (1934).

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