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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Al Mamlaka al Urduniya al Hashemiyah

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CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT. The Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy headed by His Majesty King Hussein, GCVO, eldest son of King Talal, who, being incapacitated by mental illness, was deposed by Parliament on 11 Aug. 1952. The King was born 14 Nov. 1935, and married Princess Dina Abdel Hamid on 19 April 1955 (divorced 1957) and Toni Avril Gardiner (Muna al Husain) on 25 May 1961. Offspring: Princess Aliyah, born 13 Feb. 1956; Abdulla, born 30 Jan. 1962; prince Faisal, born 11 Oct. 1963. Crown Prince (appointed 1 April 1965) : Prince Hassan, younger brother of the King.

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  • The Department of Statistics, Ministry of National Economy, publishes a Statistical Yearbook (in Arabic and English), latest issue 1964, and a Statistical Guide, latest issue 1964.

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  1. The Royal Historical Society, UK

    S. H. Steinberg Ph.D. (Fellow)

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    S. H. Steinberg Ph.D. (Fellow) (Fellow)

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© 1966 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

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Steinberg, S.H. (1966). The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270954_74

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