Above the layers of antiquity, discover a land of mesmerizing beauty: the Jordan Valley, fertile, inventive, ever changing, and remote desert wadis, immense and still. Here are little known desert castles, the haunting wilderness of Wadi Rum, Red Sea coral, restful spas, and monuments from every age of humanity, crowned by the rock carved city of Petra.
Experience, too, the modern Jordan, founded by King Abdullah in the wake of World War 1.
The late King Hussein, Abdullah's grandson, has ruled as constitutional monarch since 1952 - 1999, achieving a remarkable measure of peace, stability, and economic growth. Now The King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is King Abdullah Bin Al Hussein The Young & Dynamic King.
Business and the arts are thriving, and you will find first rate hotels, restaurants, galleries, and shops.
Above all, as a privileged and honored guest, you will delight in the unrivaled hospitality of the Jordanian people.
His Majesty King Abdullah II
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein is the 43rd generation direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). He assumed his constitutional powers as Monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on February 7th, 1999, the day his father, the late King Hussein, passed away.
Born in Amman on January 30th, 1962, King Abdullah II is the eldest son of His Majesty the late King Hussein and Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al Hussein. He began his primary education at the Islamic Educational College in Amman, and later attended St. Edmund's School in Surrey, England. For his secondary education, he attended Eaglebrook School and Deerfield Academy in the United States of America.
He entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (U.K.) in 1980 and was commissioned as second Lieutenant in spring of 81. He then served as a Reconnaissance Troop Leader in the 13/18th Royal Hussars Regiment (British Army) in the U.K. (and West Germany).
From 1985 to 1993 he served mainly in the Armoured Corps (3rd Division) in all related command appointments at platoon, company and as battalion second in command positions, until finally commanding the Second Armoured Battalion, 40th Armoured Brigade with the rank of lieutenant Colonel from January 1992 to January 1993. During this period he attended several military courses in the U.S. and the U.K. including Staff College Camberley (U.K.) 1990-1991. He also has several attachments to the Special Forces and a year as a tactics instructor with Jordan Army's Anti-Tank, Cobra Helicopter Wing.
The beginning of 1993 saw him as Deputy Commander of Jordanian Special Forces till he took full command in November 1993. He commanded these forces till October 1996, when he was instructed to re-organize this and other elite units into the Special Operations Command (SOCCOM). In 1998, as SOCCOM Commander, he was promoted to the rank of Major General and continued this command until the passing away of His Majesty King Hussein in February 1999.
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