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Abdullah II

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Abdullah II (äbdl`lä), 1962–, king of Jordan (1999–), b. Amman, educated at Sandhurst and Oxford in England and Georgetown Univ., Washington, D.C. He joined (1984) the Jordanian military, rose swiftly, became (1994) head of Jordan's Special Forces, and attained (1998) the rank of major general. He succeeded to the crown upon the death of his father, Hussein I Hussein I , 1935–99, king of Jordan; educated in England at Harrow and Sandhurst. He ascended the throne (1953) after his grandfather Abdullah I had been killed (1951) by a Palestinian extremist and after his father was declared (1952) mentally unfit to serve
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, whose moderate policies he has continued. Abdullah has attempted to improve Jordan's flagging economy and has supported an independent Palestinian state while maintaining relatively cordial relations with Israel. He has continued Jordan's status as an American ally, but pressed for a peaceful solution to the looming 2003 war with Iraq. Allowing a few hundred U.S. troops to operate antimissile batteries in E Jordan, he refused to permit any other Jordanian military participation in the conflict.


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Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah on Wednesday attended a dinner banquet hosted by King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of its establishment.
The session, which was held at the Ministry of Transport, included the participation of a number of technicians and experts from King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB).
Byline: The impasse in the peace process is sending the Middle East back "into the darkness," Jordan's King Abdullah II said Summary: The impasse in the peace process is sending the Middle East back "into the darkness," Jordan's King Abdullah II said The impasse in the peace process is sending the Middle East back "into the darkness," Jordan's King Abdullah II said in an interview with an Israeli newspaper, parts of which were published on Thursday.
 
 
 
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