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Who are the Hashemites descended from?
The Hashemites are thus the direct descendants of the Prophet through his daughter Fatima and her husband Ali bin Abi Talib, who was also the Prophet’s paternal first cousin and the fourth caliph of Islam. Ali and Fatima had two sons: Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein.
Who is Syed family?
The Sayyids of Punjab belong to the Hasani (descendants of Hasan), Husaini (descendants of Husayn), Zaidi (descendants of Zayd ibn Ali, grandson of Husayn), Rizvi, (descendants of Ali al-Ridha), and Naqvi and their sub-caste Bukhari (descendants of Ali al-Hadi).
Is Jordan King descendant of the prophet?
He is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered a 41st-generation direct descendant of Muhammad. Abdullah was born in Amman as the first child of King Hussein and his English-born second wife, Princess Muna.
Who are the Hashemites in the Bible?
The Hashemites (Arabic: الهاشميون, romanized: al-Hāshimīyūn), also House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Hejaz (1916–1925), Syria (1920) and Iraq (1921–1958).
Are Syeds Persian?
Sayyids (in Persian: سید Seyyed) are found in vast numbers in Iran. The Chief of “National Organization for Civil Registration” of Iran declared that more than 6 million of Iranians are Sayyid. The majority of Sayyids migrated to Iran from Arab lands predominantly in the 15th to 17th centuries during the Safavid era.
Who are the parents of King Abdullah of Jordan?
Hussein of Jordan
Princess Muna al-Hussein
Abdullah II/Parents
How many children does Prince Abdullah of Jordan have?
In 1993 Abdullah married Rania Al-Yassin (of Palestinian descent), and they have four children: Crown Prince Hussein, Princess Iman, Princess Salma and Prince Hashem. A few weeks before his death in 1999, King Hussein named Abdullah his heir, and Abdullah succeeded his father.
Who is the current king of Jordan?
His Majesty King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein. His Majesty King Abdullah II is the 43rd generation direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. King Abdullah assumed his constitutional powers as King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on February 7,1999, the day his father, the late King Hussein, passed away.
What is Abdullah the king of Jordan’s role in government?
As king, Abdullah retains wider executive and legislative authority than is normally the case for a constitutional monarch. He is head of state and commander-in-chief of the Jordanian Armed Forces and appoints the prime minister and the directors of security agencies.
Why did Abdullah I choose Prince Hassan as his heir?
Due to political instability, King Hussein thought it wise to appoint an adult heir instead, choosing Abdullah’s uncle Prince Hassan in 1965. Abdullah began his schooling in 1966 at the Islamic Educational College in Amman, and continued at St Edmund’s School in England.