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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdullah I of Jordan has received more than 1,815,633 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Abdullah I of Jordan is the 707th most popular politician (up from 1,035th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 40th in 2019) and the 13th 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 707 out of 19,576. Before him are Augustus III of Poland, Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Constantine I of Greece, Ante Pavelić, Khosrow II, and Aldo Moro. After him are Feodor I of Russia, Peleus, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Smenkhkare, Wang Mang, and Leo III the Isaurian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 12. Before him are Wilhelm Keitel, Georges Braque, Max Born, Sigrid Undset, Georgi Dimitrov, and Emmy Noether. After him are Ion Antonescu, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Günther von Kluge, Kurt von Schleicher, Abd el-Krim, and Mohammad Mosaddegh. Among people deceased in 1951, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 7. Before him are Ludwig Wittgenstein, André Gide, Philippe Pétain, Ferdinand Porsche, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, and Arnold Schoenberg. After him are Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, René Guénon, Arnold Sommerfeld, Otto Fritz Meyerhof, Hermann Broch, and August Horch.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 35 out of 354. Before him are Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Abū Lahab (549), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595). After him are Marwan I (623), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), Zainab bint Muhammad (600), Umar II (682), Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567), and Amr ibn Hishām (570).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 13. Before him are Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Abū Lahab (549), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580). After him are Marwan I (623), Umar II (682), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), and Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906).

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