Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein is King of Jordan, reign since February 7, 1999. Member of the Hashemite dynasty, royal family of Jordan since 1921, he is a direct descendant of the 41st generation of Muhammad. Abdullah was born in Amman as the first child of King Hussein of Jordan and his second wife, Princess Muna of English descent. As the king's eldest son, Abdullah was the clear heir until Hussein transferred the title to Abdullah's uncle, Prince Hassan, in 1965. Abdullah began to study in Amman, continuing his studies abroad. . He began his military career in 1980 as a training officer in the Jordan Armed Forces, before taking command of the country's special forces in 1994, and he became a major general. 1998. In 1993, Abdullah married Rania Al-Yassin, and they had four children: Crown Prince Hussein, Princess Iman, Princess Salma and Prince Hashem. A few weeks before his death in 1999, King Hussein named his eldest son Abdullah as his heir, and Abdullah succeeded his father.

King of Jordan who ascended to the throne in 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein, who ruled his country for nearly fifty years. He has liberalized the media in his country and made it unlawful to arrest journalists.

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