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Monday, May 10, 2021

What happened to the royal family in Jordan? (1)

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May, 2021

 

1.    A tremor struck Jordan



A tremor struck Jordan on Saturday, April 3rd, 2021. Executive military officers visited the court of Prince Hamza, the half-brother of the current king, and ordered him to be under house arrest on suspicion of treason. The BBC broadcast aired a video posted by the prince. The news was prevailed around the world[1]. Prince Hamza served as crown prince from 1999 to 2004 after the throne of the current king. He is a popular royal family among the people.

 

Eighteen people, including two important figures, were arrested and interrogated. The Deputy Prime Minister held a press conference on April 4 and disclosed the details[2]. But the background and motives of the case remain a mystery.

 

The official state name of Jordan is Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. King of Jordan is a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. In 1921 after World War I, Jordan became independent from Ottoman Empire as the Emirate of Trans-Jordan. This year, therefore, marks the 100th anniversary of its founding.

 

Jordan is a small and fragile country. The country is surrounded by Iraq in the east, Israel in the west, Saudi Arabia in the south and Syria in the north respectively. It had been tossed back and forth by the swinging Middle Eastern politics. The country itself has many domestic problems. Jordan suffers from lack of natural resources, the weakness of economy and the large number of Palestinian refugees. It has always been forced to walk a tightrope. The Hashemite royal family has survived in the rough seas and has ruled the country till now. But the inner problem of the family is quite complicated. In order to understand the case, it is necessary to check the royal kinship over former King Hussein.


 

 

2. Royal kinship over former King Hussein



Former King Hussein, the father of the current King Abdullah II, became the third king in 1952 and kept its position for nearly 50 years until he died in 1999. During his tenure, the war continued in the Middle East, including the Second, Third and Fourth Middle East Wars, the Iran-Iraq War, and the Gulf War. King Hussein skillfully lasted through the storm. He made the world aware of the value of the small country Jordan.

 

Prince Talal, the younger brother of King Hussein, became crown prince because Hussein had no boys when he was crowned in 1952. Hussein has been married four times in his life. Her second queen was the Englishwoman Tony Gardner. She delivered Abdullah, the current king, in 1962. Tony Gardner was called Queen Muna in the Arabian name. Later she was divorced. Prince Hamza was born in 1970 to Hussein's fourth wife, Lisa Halaby (commonly known as Queen Noor). Queen Noor is a Syrian-Lebanese American who was born in Washington, USA.

 

Mothers of Abdullah II and Hamza were both foreign women. King Abdullah is a child of mixed parentage between Arab and White. This is the first time that the Hashemite family descendant of the Prophet Muhammad has the king of mixed blood.

 

The reign of King Hussein and Crown Prince Hassan continued until 1999, when King Hussein passe away. Then, the incident took place regarding the assignment of the crown prince.

 

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By Areha Kazuya

E-mail: Arehakazuya1@gmail.com



[1] Jordan prince was asked to stop destabilizing ‘activities’

https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/03/04/2021/Jordan-prince-was-asked-to-stop-destabilizing-%E2%80%98activities%E2%80%99

2021/4/3 The Peninsula

[2] Jordan says prince liaised with ‘foreign parties’ over plot to destabilize country

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1837401/middle-east

2021/4/4 Arab News

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