Abdullah I of Jordan

Abdullah I
King of Jordan
Reign	25 May 1946 – 20 July 1951
Predecessor	Himself as Emir of Transjordan
Successor	Talal
Emir of Transjordan
Reign	11 April 1921 – 25 May 1946[1][2]
Predecessor	Office Established
Successor	Himself as King
Born	2 February 1882 Mecca, Ottoman Empire
Died	20 July 1951 (aged 69)[3][4] Jerusalem
Burial	Raghadan Palace
Consort	Musbah bint Nasser ​ (m. 1904)​
Junior wives	Suzdil Khanum ​ (m. 1913)​ Nahda bint Uman ​ (m. 1949)​
Issue	Princess Haya Talal I Prince Naif Princess Munira Princess Maqbula Princess Naifeh
House	Hashemite
Father	Hussein bin Ali
Mother	Abdiyya bint Abdullah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein (Arabic: عبد الله الأول بن الحسين, Abd Allāh Al-Awal ibn Al-Husayn, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan and Transjordan, from 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was Jordan's first King.

During World War I, he played a key role in secret negotiations with the United Kingdom. This led to the Great Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule that was led by his father Sharif Hussein.^[5] Abdullah led guerrilla raids on Ottoman garrisons.^[6]

Abdullah was shot and killed in Jerusalem by a Palestinian activist on 20 July 1951, aged 69.

1. ↑ Kamal S. Salibi (15 December 1998). The Modern History of Jordan. I.B.Tauris. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-86064-331-6.
2. ↑ Hashemite Monarchs of Jordan, "The Emirate of Transjordan was founded on April 11, 1921, and became the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan upon formal independence from Britain in 1946"
3. ↑ Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Abdullah". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
4. ↑ Some sources state that his birth date was on 22 September.
5. ↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica (online). Abdullah I:...
6. ↑ Shlaim (2007), p. 3