In January , King Abdullah was appointed heir apparent, weeks before his father's death. This was a major snub to his uncle, Prince Hasan Bin-Talal, who had held the post - known as the crown prince - since but faced criticism before he was replaced. The nature of the succession would foreshadow royal reshuffles to come. While Jordan is nominally governed by elected officials, King Abdullah has extensive executive powers, including the ability to block laws.
Against this backdrop, King Abdullah has faced demands for political reform, especially in the wake of the popular uprisings across the Arab world in In response to those protests, King Abdullah attempted to enact political change, but critics feel his reforms have not gone far enough.
Now we turn to the royal at the heart of the present family drama, Prince Hamzah. He was named crown prince of Jordan in and was a favourite of King Hussein, who often described him in public as the "delight of my eye". However, he was seen as too young and inexperienced to be named successor at the time of King Hussein's death. Instead his older half-brother, King Abdullah, ascended the throne and stripped Hamzah of the title of crown prince in , giving it to his own son.
On 29 November , Prince Hamzah replied to the king's decision with a letter, reading: "I obey the command of my elder brother out of my loyalty, love and obedience.
I promise you that I shall always be up to your expectations and confidence in me as a Hashemite Muslim. The move to replace Prince Hamzah, 41, was seen as a blow to Queen Noor, who had hoped to see her eldest son become king.
Since then, tensions within the royal household have reportedly been present for some time. Queen Noor al-Hussein was said to be the favourite wife of the late King Hussein. After a largely secret courtship, the pair married in Known for her philanthropic work, Queen Noor remained King Hussein's consort until his death. The couple had four children, including their oldest, Prince Hamzah. As news of the royal ruckus involving her oldest son emerged, Queen Noor, now 69, weighed in on Twitter.
Praying that truth and justice will prevail for all the innocent victims of this wicked slander. God bless and keep them safe. However, he went on to say: "I am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance, the corruption and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years and has been getting worse And I am not responsible for the lack of faith people have in their institutions.
He has a very candid resemblance to his father, King Hussein, and he is also very popular with the local tribes," she said. Praying that truth and justice will prevail for all the innocent victims of this wicked slander.
God bless and keep them safe. Its powerful intelligence agency has gained extra powers since the pandemic began, drawing criticism from rights groups. This is a royal crisis that appears to have spun badly out of control. While Jordan's royals are not the first of the world's royal families to experience that this year, Jordan does have some unique problems of its own. Its economy, already challenged before the advent of Covid, is in poor shape and there is rising public dissatisfaction.
Now, in a video message reminiscent of the one from Dubai's imprisoned Princess Latifa , the son of Jordan's late King Hussein has accused his government of corruption, nepotism and incompetence.
He says all his staff have been arrested, he and his family have been placed under house arrest in the al-Salaam Palace outside Amman and his communications have been restricted. In the video, passed to the BBC, he describes a country gripped by fear where anyone who criticises the government risks arrest by the secret police. He was named crown prince of Jordan in and was a favourite of King Hussein, who often described him in public as the "delight of my eye".
However, he was seen as too young and inexperienced to be named successor at the time of King Hussein's death.
Instead his older half-brother, Abdullah, ascended the throne and stripped Hamzah of the title of crown prince in The Royal Hashemite family has been a key player in the Arab world for almost 72 years now. King Abdullah took over the throne after his late father, King Hussein passed away in King Hussein, dubbed the father of modern Jordan, was proclaimed King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in , succeeding at the age of A Regency Council was appointed until he came of age.
He was enthroned on May 2, Throughout his year rule, King Hussein struggled to promote peace in the Middle East. He became instrumental in the years that followed the Arab-Israeli war, whereby he drafted UNSC Resolution , which called on Israel to withdraw from all the Arab lands it occupied in the war in exchange for peace.
King Hussein passed away in after being diagnosed with cancer in She is said to have met King Hussein while working as a secretarial assistant on the film set of Lawrence of Arabia. They married in
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