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Abdullah II of Jordan

1962 - Today

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Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein (Arabic: عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, 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 8,863,241 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Abdullah II of Jordan is the 3,263rd most popular politician (down from 2,257th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 6th in 2019) 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.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdullah II of Jordan ranks 3,263 out of 15,577. Before him are Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, François Leclerc du Tremblay, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, Christian Rakovsky, and Thesh. After him are Oleksandr Turchynov, Stjepan Radić, Kaysone Phomvihane, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Mieszko II Lambert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Abdullah II of Jordan ranks 18. Before him are Steve Irwin, Jon Bon Jovi, Sandra, Alexander Litvinenko, Olga Tokarczuk, and Steve Carell. After him are Jordan Belfort, Wesley Snipes, Izzy Stradlin, Kirk Hammett, Clyde Drexler, and Dave Gahan.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Abdullah II of Jordan ranks 7 out of 44. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Hussein of Jordan (1935), Al-Mansur (714), As-Saffah (722), Al-Mahdi (744), and Menippus (-290). After him are Nicomachus (60), Philodemus (-110), Balak (null), Simon bar Giora (100), Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966), and Jair (-1000).

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Among POLITICIANS In Jordan

Among politicians born in Jordan, Abdullah II of Jordan ranks 4. Before him are Hussein of Jordan (1935), As-Saffah (722), and Al-Mahdi (744). After him are Fayez Tarawneh (1949), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Abdelsalam Majali (1925), and Haya bint Hussein (1974).

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