Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein popularly known as Abdullah II is the reigning king of the kingdom of Jordan. He was born on 30 January 1962 in Amman, Jordan, to King Hussein and British-born Princess Muna al-Hussein (born Antoinette Avril Gardiner). He is a member of the Hashemite family and King's eldest son.
King Abdullah II attended St. Edmund's School, Hindhead, Surrey before moving on to Eaglebrook School and Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts. He joined the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1980, was commissioned as a second Lieutenant, and served as a troop Commander in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars.
He attended Pembroke College at Oxford University in 1982 where he completed a one year special studies course in Middle Eastern Affairs. He also attended the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington DC IN 1987. Abdullah later served in the Jordanian forces and became Major General in May 1998.
Abdullah became king on 7 February, 1999, upon the death of his father King Hussein. He is married to Rania al-Abdullah, and they have four children; Crown Prince Hussein (born 28 June 1994), Princess Iman (born 27 September 1996), Princess Salma (born 26 September 2000), and Prince Hashem (born 3 January 2005)
King Abdullah II
King Abdullah II
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah
King Abdullah II and his wife Rania al-Hussein and their children
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah and their daughter, Princess Iman
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah and their daughter, Princess Iman
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah and their children
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah and their children
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah and their children, 2011
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah and their son, Prince Hashem, 2006.
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah and their son, Prince Hashem, 2006.
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah and their children.
King Abdullah II (second right) with his wife Queen Rania (right), his mother Princess Muna (left) and his maternal Grandfather Tony Gardiner.
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah and their son, Prince Hussein (left)
Left to right, Queen Rania, King Abdullah II, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and his wife Clio in 2009.
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah and Former US President George Bush and his wife Laura Bush.
King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania al-Abdullah on their wedding day June 10, 1993
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