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Talal was the eldest son of Abdullah I, the first king of Jordan, and ruled for less than a year in 1951-1952. He established a constitutional monarchy, but was forced to abdicate due to mental illness and lived in exile in Turkey.
- King Abdullah. Getty Images. King Abdullah has faced demands for political reform. Let's start at the top of the family tree. It is there that King Abdullah has sat since February 1999, when he succeeded his father, King Hussein bin Talal.
- Prince Hamzah bin Hussein. Getty Images. Prince Hamzah was removed as successor to the throne in 2004. Now we turn to the royal at the heart of the present family drama, Prince Hamzah.
- Queen Noor al-Hussein. Getty Images. Queen Noor took a keen interest in philanthropy during her time as King Hussein's consort. Queen Noor al-Hussein was said to be the favourite wife of the late King Hussein.
- Bassem Awadallah. Getty Images. Bassem Awadallah has held several senior positions within the Jordanian government. Bassem Awadallah was among a group of high-ranking figures who, according to state media, were arrested by the Jordanian government on 3 April.
Hussein bin Talal (Arabic: الحسين بن طلال, romanized: Al-Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hussein was a 40th-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet ...
Prince El Hassan bin Talal [1] (Arabic: الحسن بن طلال, born 20 March 1947) [2] is a member of the Jordanian royal family who was previously Crown Prince from 1965 to 1999, being removed just three weeks before King Hussein's death. He is now 20th in line to succeed his nephew King Abdullah II.
Ṭalāl. king of Jordan. Learn about this topic in these articles: Ḥussein. In Hussein. …Abdullah in Jerusalem, his father, Talal, ascended to the throne but was in 1952 declared unfit to rule by parliament owing to mental illness.
Talal was the second King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952, when he abdicated due to his schizophrenia. He was the father of King Hussein and spent the rest of his life in a sanatorium in Turkey.
Learn about the life and achievements of King Hussein bin Talal, the father of modern Jordan and a leader of peace and moderation in the Middle East. He was the son of King Talal and the grandson of King Abdullah, and he ruled Jordan for 47 years until his death in 1999.
