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Abdullah I of Jordan

1882 - 1951

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Abdullah I (Abdullah bin Hussein; 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan and its predecessor state Transjordan from 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was the Emir of Transjordan, a British protectorate, until 1946, when he became king of an independent Transjordan (shortened to Jordan in 1949). 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

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdullah I of Jordan is the 1,177th most popular politician (down from 707th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 35th in 2019) and the 19th 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 1,177 out of 19,576. Before him are Maximilian II of Bavaria, Ancus Marcius, Emperor Kōmei, Al-Walid I, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, and Viktor Orbán. After him are Marie Louise d’Orléans, Dagobert I, Balbinus, Abel, King of Denmark, János Kádár, and Charles I of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 16. Before him are Georgi Dimitrov, Ion Antonescu, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Emmy Noether, Günther von Kluge, and Percy Williams Bridgman. After him are Kurt von Schleicher, Mohammad Mosaddegh, Melanie Klein, Abd el-Krim, James Franck, and Fiorello H. La Guardia. Among people deceased in 1951, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 9. Before him are André Gide, Philippe Pétain, Arnold Schoenberg, Ferdinand Porsche, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, and Arnold Sommerfeld. After him are Otto Fritz Meyerhof, René Guénon, Hermann Broch, August Horch, Sinclair Lewis, and Maxim Litvinov.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 46 out of 354. Before him are Zayd ibn Harithah (581), Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), and Al-Walid I (668). After him are Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Muhammad al-Baqir (677), Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), and Sawda bint Zamʿa (589).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah I of Jordan ranks 19. Before him are Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), Umar II (682), Marwan I (623), Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), Abul Kalam Azad (1888), and Al-Walid I (668). After him are Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Rayhana bint Zayd (600), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), and Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674).

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