Crown Prince of Jordan

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Crown Prince of Jordan
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Incumbent
Hussein
since 2 July 2009
Style His Royal Highness
Appointer King of Jordan
Term length Life tenure or until King rescinds the title to give it to another male-line relative
Inaugural holder Talal
Formation25 May 1946

The Crown Prince of Jordan is the heir apparent or heir presumptive to the throne of Jordan.

Contents

The Article 28(B) of the Constitution of Jordan provides for agnatic primogeniture, meaning that the eldest son of the King automatically succeeds to the crown upon the monarch's death, unless the King has designated one of his brothers to inherit the throne as Crown Prince. [1]

Crown Princes of Jordan (1946–present)

NameHeir ofBirthBecame Heir–apparentCreated
Crown Prince		Ceased to be
Crown Prince		DeathCrown Princess
Talal Abdullah I 26 February 190925 May 194620 July 19517 July 1972 Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil
Hussein Talal 14 November 193520 July 195111 August 19527 February 1999
Muhammad Hussein 2 October 194011 August 1952 [2] 30 January 1962 [2] 29 April 2021
Abdullah 30 January 19621 April 1965
Hassan 20 March 19471 April 196525 January 1999 [3] Sarvath Ikramullah
Abdullah 30 January 196225 January 19997 February 1999 Rania Al-Yassin
Hamzah Abdullah II 29 March 19807 February 199928 November 2004 [4] Princess Noor bint Asem
Hussein 28 June 199428 November 20042 July 2009 [5] Rajwa Al Saif

Timeline

Hussein, Crown Prince of JordanHamzah bin HusseinPrince Hassan bin TalalAbdullah II of JordanPrince Muhammad bin TalalHussein of JordanTalal of JordanCrown Prince of Jordan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Constitution: Article 28". The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 Shahin, Mariam (1 September 1998). "The man who would be king". The Middle East. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Tucker, Spencer; Roberts, Priscilla (12 May 2008). The Encyclopedia of the Arab–Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 25. ISBN   9781851098422. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jordan crown prince loses title". BBC News. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jordan's king names son, 15, as crown prince". Reuters. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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