Crown Prince of Jordan
| Crown Prince of Jordan | |
|---|---|
 Standard of the Crown Prince | |
 | |
| Style | His Royal Highness |
| Appointer | King of Jordan |
| Term length | Life tenure or until King rescinds the title to give it to another male-line relative |
| Inaugural holder | Talal |
| Formation | 25 May 1946 |
The Crown Prince of Jordan is the heir apparent or heir presumptive to the throne of Jordan.
The Article 28(B) of the Constitution of Jordan provides for agnatic primogeniture, meaning that the eldest son of the King automatically succeeds to the crown upon the monarch's death, unless the King has designated one of his brothers to inherit the throne as Crown Prince.[1]
Crown Princes of Jordan (1946–present)
[edit]| Name | Heir of | Birth | Became Heir–apparent | Created Crown Prince |
Ceased to be Crown Prince |
Death | Crown Princess |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talal | Abdullah I | 26 February 1909 | 25 May 1946 | 20 July 1951 | 7 July 1972 | Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil | |
| Hussein | Talal | 14 November 1935 | 20 July 1951 | 11 August 1952 | 7 February 1999 | ||
| Muhammad | Hussein | 2 October 1940 | 11 August 1952[2] | 30 January 1962[2] | 29 April 2021 | ||
| Abdullah | 30 January 1962 | 1 April 1965 | |||||
| Hassan | 20 March 1947 | 1 April 1965 | 25 January 1999[3] | Sarvath Ikramullah | |||
| Abdullah | 30 January 1962 | 25 January 1999 | 7 February 1999 | Rania Al-Yassin | |||
| Hamzah | Abdullah II | 29 March 1980 | 7 February 1999 | 28 November 2004[4] | Princess Noor bint Asem | ||
| Hussein | 28 June 1994 | 28 November 2004 | 2 July 2009[5] | Rajwa Al Saif | |||
Timeline
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Constitution: Article 28". The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ a b Shahin, Mariam (1 September 1998). "The man who would be king". The Middle East. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ Tucker, Spencer; Roberts, Priscilla (12 May 2008). The Encyclopedia of the Arab–Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 25. ISBN 9781851098422. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Jordan crown prince loses title". BBC News. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Jordan's king names son, 15, as crown prince". Reuters. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
