Jordan
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to 25 Sep 1918
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25 Sep 1918 - 25 May 1923
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Adopted 1921, Confirmed 16 Apr 1928
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14 Feb 1958 - 14 Jul 1958 Arab Union Flag
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Map
of Jordan
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Hear
National Anthem "As-salam al-Malaki al-Urdoni" (Long Live the King of Jordan!)
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Text
of National Anthem Adopted 1946
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Constitution (1 Jan 1952) ----------------------- National
Charter (10 Jun 1991)
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Capital: Amman
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Currency: Jordanian Dinar
(JOD); Palestine Pound
(PSP) 1927-1950
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National Holiday: 25 May (1946) Independence Day
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Population: 6,198,677 (2008)
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GDP: $30.7 billion (2008)
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Exports: $6.52 billion (2008) Imports: $15.6 billion (2008)
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Ethnic groups: Arab 97.8% (Jordanian 32.4%,
Palestinian 32.2%, Iraqi 14%, Bedouin 12.8%), Circassian 1.2%, other 1%
(2000)
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Total Active Armed Forces: 100,500 (2006) Merchant marine: 21 ships (2008)
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Religions: Sunni Muslim 95%, Christian 3%
(majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other (mostly Shi'a Muslim and Druze) 2% (2005)
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International
Organizations/Treaties: ABEDA, ACC, AFESD, AL, AMF, APM, BTWC,
CAEU, CTBT, FAO, G-77, GAFTA, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM,
ICSID, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISESCO, ISO,
ITSO, ITU, ITUC, KP, MIGA, NAM, NPT, NTBT, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN,
UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO,
WMO, WTO
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Jordan
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Chronology
1516
Part of the Ottoman Empire.
17th cent.
Ottoman rule lapses.
1867
Direct Ottoman rule restored.
1893
Karak a separate district, attached to Damascus.
25 Sep 1918
British occupy Amman.
12 May 1920
Part of British mandate of Palestine.
Aug 1920
British create autonomous local administrations
at Ajloun, Salt and Karak (or Moabite Government)
11 Apr 1921
Emirate of Transjordan.
23 May 1923 British recognize Transjordan as a separate state (Emirate of Transjordan).
25 May 1923
Transjordan formally separated from Palestine.
May 1925 Aqaba and Ma'an districts of Hejaz become part
of Transjordan.
28 Feb 1928
British recognize Transjordan mandate as
independent, but maintain a protectorate.
22 Mar 1946 End of British mandate.
25 May 1946
Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan.
17 Jun 1946
Britain formally recognizes independence.
3 Apr 1949
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
24 Apr 1950
Jordan annexes the West Bank and East Jerusalem
(occupied since May 1948).
14 Feb 1958 - 14 Jul 1958 Federation with Iraq
(Arab Union).
6/12 Jun 1967
West Bank and East Jerusalem occupied by Israel.
31 Jul 1988
Abandons claim to the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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Emir¹
11 Apr 1921 - 25 May 1946 Abdallah I
(b. 1882 - d. 1951)
Kings¹
25 May 1946 - 20 Jul 1951 Abdullah I
(s.a.)
20 Jul 1951 - 5 Sep 1951 Naif ibn Abdallah
(b. 1914 - d. 1983)
al-Hashimi -Regent
5 Sep 1951 - 11 Aug 1952 Talal
(b. 1909 - d. 1972)
11 Aug 1952 - 7 Feb 1999 Hussein I
(b. 1935 - d. 1999)
4 Jun 1952 - 2 May 1953 Regency Council
- Ibrahim Hashim
(b. 1888 - d. 1958)
- Suleiman Toukan
(b. 1892 - d. 1958)
- Abdul Rahman Rusheidat
- Queen Zein al-Sharaf (f)
(b. 1916 - d. 1994)
(chairman) 14 Jul 1998 - 19 Jan 1999 Hassan ibn
Talal
(b. 1947)
al-Hashimi -Regent
7 Feb 1999 -
Abdullah II
(b. 1962)
(regent for Hussein 6-7 Feb 1999)
Prime ministers
11 Apr 1921 - 15 Aug 1921 Rashid Tali
(b. 1876 - d. 1926) HI
15 Aug 1921 - 10 Mar 1922 Muzhir ar-Raslan (1st time)
Non-party
10 Mar 1922 - 1 Feb 1923 Ali Rida ar-Riqabi (1st time)
(b. 1864 - d. 1943) Non-party
1 Feb 1923 - 5 Sep 1923 Muzhir ar-Raslan (2nd time)(acting)
Non-party
5 Sep 1923 - 3 May 1924 Hassan Khalid Abul-Huda
(1st time) (b. 1871 - d. 1936) Non-party
3 May 1924 - 26 Jun 1926 Ali Rida ar-Riqabi (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
26 Jun 1926 - 22 Feb 1931 Hassan Khalid Abul-Huda (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
22 Feb 1931 - 18 Oct 1933 Abdullah as-Sarraj
(b. 1863 - d. 19..) Non-party
18 Oct 1933 - 28 Sep 1938 Ibrahim Hashim (1st time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
28 Sep 1938 - 15 Oct 1944 Tawfiq Abul-Huda (1st time)
(b. 1894 - d. 1956) Non-party
15 Oct 1944 - 19 May 1945 Samir ar-Rifai (1st time)
(b. 1901 - d. 1965) Non-party
19 May 1945 - 4 Feb 1947 Ibrahim Hashim (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
4 Feb 1947 - 28 Dec 1947 Samir ar-Rifai (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
28 Dec 1947 - 12 Apr 1950 Tawfiq Abul-Huda (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
12 Apr 1950 - 4 Dec 1950 Sa`id al-Mufti (1st time)
(b. 1898 - d. 1989) Non-party
4 Dec 1950 - 25 Jul 1951 Samir ar-Rifai (3rd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
25 Jul 1951 - 5 May 1953 Tawfiq Abul-Huda (3rd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
5 May 1953 - 4 May 1954 Fawzi al-Mulqi
(b. 1910 - d. 1962) Non-party
4 May 1954 - 30 May 1955 Tawfiq Abul-Huda (4th time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
30 May 1955 - 15 Dec 1955 Sa`id al-Mufti (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
15 Dec 1955 - 21 Dec 1955 Hazza` al-Majali (1st time)
(b. 1916 - d. 1960) Non-party
21 Dec 1955 - 9 Jan 1956 Ibrahim Hashim (3rd time)
(acting) (s.a.)
Non-party
9 Jan 1956 - 22 May 1956 Samir ar-Rifai (4th time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
22 May 1956 - 1 Jul 1956 Sa`id al-Mufti (3rd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
1 Jul 1956 - 29 Oct 1956 Ibrahim Hashim (4th time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
29 Oct 1956 - 13 Apr 1957 Sulayman an-Nabulsi
(b. 1908 - d. 1976) NSP
13 Apr 1957 - 15 Apr 1957 Abdul Halim an-Nimr
Non-party
15 Apr 1957 - 24 Apr 1957 Hussein Khalidi
(b. 1895 - d. 1962) Non-party
24 Apr 1957 - 18 May 1958 Ibrahim Hashim (5th time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
18 May 1958 - 6 May 1959 Samir ar-Rifai (5th time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
(to 14 Jul 1958 head of the Jordan provincial cabinet)
6 May 1959 - 29 Aug 1960 Hazza` al-Majali (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
29 Aug 1960 - 28 Jan 1962 Bahjat at-Talhouni (1st time)
(b. 1913 - d. 1994) Non-party
28 Jan 1962 - 27 Mar 1963 Wasfi at-Tall (1st time)
(b. 1920 - d. 1971) Non-party
27 Mar 1963 - 21 Apr 1963 Samir ar-Rifai (6th time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
21 Apr 1963 - 6 Jul 1964 Sharif Hussein ibn Nasir
(b. 1902 - d. 1982) Non-party
(1st time)
6 Jul 1964 - 14 Feb 1965 Bahjat at-Talhouni (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
14 Feb 1965 - 4 Mar 1967 Wasfi at-Tall (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
4 Mar 1967 - 23 Apr 1967 Sharif Hussein ibn Nasir
(s.a.)
Non-party
(2nd time)
23 Apr 1967 - 7 Oct 1967 Saad Jumaa ibn Muhammad
(b. 1915 - d. 1979) Non-party
7 Oct 1967 - 24 Mar 1969 Bahjat at-Talhouni (3rd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
24 Mar 1969 - 13 Aug 1969 `Abd al-Munim ar-Rifai (1st time)
(b. 1915 - d. 1985) Non-party
13 Aug 1969 - 27 Jun 1970 Bahjat at-Talhouni (4th time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
27 Jun 1970 - 16 Sep 1970 `Abd al-Munim ar-Rifai (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
16 Sep 1970 - 26 Sep 1970 Muhammad Daoud
(b. 1913 - d. 1972) Non-party
26 Sep 1970 - 28 Oct 1970 Ahmad Touqan
(b. 1903 - d. 1981) Non-party
28 Oct 1970 - 28 Nov 1971 Wasfi at-Tall (3rd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
29 Nov 1971 - 26 May 1973 Ahmad al-Lawzi
(b. 1925)
Non-party
26 May 1973 - 13 Jul 1976 Zaid ar-Rifai (1st time)
(b. 1936)
Non-party
13 Jul 1976 - 19 Dec 1979 Mudar Badran (1st time)
(b. 1934)
Non-party
19 Dec 1979 - 3 Jul 1980 Sharif Abdul Hamid Sharaf
(b. 1939 - d. 1980) Non-party
3 Jul 1980 - 28 Aug 1980 Qassim ar-Rimawi
(b. 1918 - d. 1982) Non-party
28 Aug 1980 - 10 Jan 1984 Mudar Badran (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
10 Jan 1984 - 4 Apr 1985 Ahmad Abdel Obeidat
(b. 1938)
Non-party
4 Apr 1985 - 27 Apr 1989 Zaid ar-Rifai (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
27 Apr 1989 - 4 Dec 1989 Sharif Zaid ibn Shaker (1st
time) (b. 1934 - d. 2002) Non-party
4 Dec 1989 - 19 Jun 1991 Mudar Badran (3rd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
19 Jun 1991 - 21 Nov 1991 Taher al-Masri
(b. 1942)
Non-party
21 Nov 1991 - 29 May 1993 Sharif Zaid ibn Shaker (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
29 May 1993 - 7 Jan 1995 Abdul Salam al-Majali (1st
time) (b. 1925)
Non-party
7 Jan 1995 - 4 Feb 1996 Sharif Zaid ibn Shaker
(3rd time) (s.a.)
Non-party
4 Feb 1996 - 19 Mar 1997 Abdul Karim al-Kabariti
(b. 1949)
Non-party
19 Mar 1997 - 20 Aug 1998 Abdul Salam al-Majali (2nd time)
(s.a.)
Non-party
20 Aug 1998 - 4 Mar 1999 Fayez Tarawneh
(b. 1949)
Non-party
4 Mar 1999 - 19 Jun 2000 Abdul Rauf al-Rawabdeh
(b. 1939)
Non-party
19 Jun 2000 - 25 Oct 2003 Ali Abu al-Ragheb
(b. 1946)
Non-party
25 Oct 2003 - 7 Apr 2005 Faisal al-Fayez
(b. 1952)
Non-party
7 Apr 2005 - 27 Nov 2005 Adnan Badran
(b. 1935)
Non-party
27 Nov 2005 - 25 Nov 2007 Marouf al-Bakhit
(b. 1947)
Non-party 25 Nov 2007 -
Nader Dahabi
(b. 1946)
Non-party
Chief British Representative Apr 1921 - 21 Nov
1921 Albert Abramson
(b. 1876 - d. 19..)
British Residents
21 Nov 1921 - Apr 1924 Harry St. John Bridger
Philby (b. 1885 - d. 1960)
Aug 1924 - Mar 1939 Charles Henry
F. Cox
(b. 1880 - d. 1953)
(from 1937, Charles Henry F. Cox)
Mar 1939 - 17 Jun 1946 Alec Seath Kirkbride
(b. 1897 - d. 1978)
¹The full style of the ruler:
(a) 25 Mar 1923 - 25 May 1946: Amir Imarat Sharqi al-Urdunn
("Emir of the Emirate of Transjordan");
(b) 25 May 1946 - 3 Apr 1949: Malik Mamlakat Sharqi al-Urdunn
al-Hashimiyya ("King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan");
(c) from 3 Apr 1949: Malik al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashimiyya
("King of the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan").
Territorial Dispute: Approximately two million Iraqis have
fled the conflict in Iraq, with the majority taking refuge in Syria and Jordan;
2004 Agreement settles border dispute with Syria pending demarcation.
Party abbreviations: (all political parties are banned 1957-1992)-
Baath
= Hizb al-Baath al'Arabi al-Ishtiraki al-Urdunni (Baath Arab Socialist
Rebirth Party of Jordan);
HASID = Jordanian People's Democratic Party (leftist); JNAP
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Jordan National Alliance Party (centerist); JUDP = Jordanian Unitary
Democratic Party (moderate leftist, est.1995 by merger of Jordanian Progressive
Democratic Party, Jordanian Democratic Socialist Party and Jordanian Arab
Democratic Party);
- Former parties: HI = Hizb Istiqlal (Independence
Party, Arab independence movement, est.1919); NSP = National Socialist
Party (nationalist, leftist)
©2000 Ben Cahoon
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