Abdullah II of Jordan facts for kids

Full name
	Abdullah bin Hussein bin Talal bin Abdullah bin Hussein bin Ali

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Abdullah II
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	Abdullah at the World Economic Forum, 2013
King of Jordan
Reign	7 February 1999 – present
Coronation	9 June 1999
Predecessor	Hussein bin Talal
Heir apparent	Hussein bin Abdullah
Prime Ministers	See list Fayez al-Tarawneh; Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh; Ali Abu al-Ragheb; Faisal al-Fayez; Adnan Badran; Marouf al-Bakhit; Nader al-Dahabi; Samir Rifai; Marouf al-Bakhit; Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh; Fayez al-Tarawneh; Abdullah Ensour; Omar Razzaz; Bisher Al-Khasawneh
Born	30 January 1962 (age 58); Amman, Jordan
Spouse	Rania Al-Yassin
Issue; Detail	Crown Prince Hussein; Princess Iman; Princess Salma; Prince Hashem
Full name
	Abdullah bin Hussein bin Talal bin Abdullah bin Hussein bin Ali
House	House of Hashim
Father	Hussein of Jordan
Mother	Muna al-Hussein
Religion	Sunni Islam

Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein (Arabic: عبد الله الثاني بن الحسين, ʿAbdullāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is the King of Jordan. He became king on 7 February 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah, whose mother is Princess Muna al-Hussein, is a member of the Hashemite family. His mother Muna al-Hussein is from Suffolk, England.

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A young King Hussein and Princess Muna, holding their two young sons

Prince Abdullah (age 2) and Prince Faisal with their parents, King Hussein and Princess Muna, in 1964

Abdullah, age 11, during a 1973 visit to Royal Jordanian Air Force headquarters
Abdullah and Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, Tehran, 2 September 2003
16 November 2012 Arab Spring demonstration in Amman against a later-revoked government decision to cut fuel subsidies
Abdullah and U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., 26 April 2013
Abdullah speaking during a session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, 25 January 2013
The 117 MW Tafila Wind Farm, inaugurated by Abdullah in 2014, is the largest onshore wind farm in the Middle East.
The Dome of the Rock and other Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem are in the custody of Abdullah, a position held by his dynasty since 1924.