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Abdullah I of Jordan

1882 - 1951

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Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein (Arabic: عبد الله الأول بن الحسين, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh al-Awwal bin al-Ḥusayn, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) 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 independent Jordan. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdullah I of Jordan has received more than 1,661,256 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Abdullah I of Jordan is the 1,037th most popular politician (down from 1,031st in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 36th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Abdullah I of Jordan is most famous for being the ruler of Jordan from 1921-1951. He was also the first king of Jordan and the founder of the Hashemite dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 1,037 out of 15,577Before him are Christian I of Denmark, Faisal I of Iraq, Feodor II of Russia, Grover Cleveland, Amin al-Husseini, and Jérôme Bonaparte. After him are Sejo of Joseon, Gustav Stresemann, Michael VII Doukas, Peter III of Aragon, Ottokar II of Bohemia, and Charles II, Archduke of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 22Before him are Melanie Klein, Kurt von Schleicher, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Umberto Boccioni, Edward Hopper, and Abd el-Krim. After him are Mohammad Mosaddegh, James Franck, Zoltán Kodály, Rodolfo Graziani, Charles Ponzi, and Getúlio Vargas. Among people deceased in 1951, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 8Before him are André Gide, Philippe Pétain, Ferdinand Porsche, Arnold Schoenberg, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, and Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. After him are Arnold Sommerfeld, René Guénon, Otto Fritz Meyerhof, Hermann Broch, Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, and August Horch.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 40 out of 251Before him are Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Abu Hurairah (600), Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), Faisal I of Iraq (1885), and Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567). After him are Hafsa bint Umar (602), Talhah (595), Muhammad al-Baqir (677), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Al-Walid I (668), and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580).

Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 16Before him are Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Marwan I (623), Abū Lahab (549), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), and Faisal I of Iraq (1885). After him are Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Al-Walid I (668), Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Amr ibn Hishām (570), and Musaylimah (600).