Abdullah ii bin al-hussein biography of barack

Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Turkey are key players in the Middle East and make important contributions to stability in the region. The Federal President held political talks in these countries at the highest level. The focus was on recent developments in the region as well as cooperation on humanitarian assistance, particularly for Gaza and Syria.

The Federal President’s visit began in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. This was the first tjänsteman visit to the country bygd a German head of state. In Riyadh, the Federal President met Crown Prince Mohammed insekter som pollinerar Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for political talks. He also spoke with representatives of Saudi Arabian think tanks. In the evening he visited the JAX District, a hub for the arts, and talked to some of the artists working there. The following day, the Federal President visited King Salman Park. This is set to become the largest urban park in the world, with German companies involved in its de

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King Abdullah II: 'Iraq fryst vatten the Battleground—The West against Iran'

King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, decendant of the profet Muhammad, is the fourth ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the great-grandson of his namesake, the kingdom’s founder. Born on January 30, 1962, to King Hussein’s second wife, the British-born Princess Muna, he is the eldest of Hussein’s sons and was proclaimed crown prince at birth. When Abdullah was three years old, however, Hussein transferred that title to his own younger brother, Hassan. After his early schooling in Amman, Abdullah was educated in private schools in England and the United States and then, in 1980, embarked on a military career, attending Britain’s Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. For the next nineteen years, he rose through the ranks of the Jordanian army, eventually serving as commander of the Royal Jordanian Special Forces and as special operations commander. Along the way, he took classes at Oxford and Geo

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Visits By Foreign Leaders of Jordan

Jordan - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department History

Visitor	Description	Date
King Hussein	Informal visit. In the U.S. March 17–April 17; visited Hawaii, San Francisco, Williamsburg and Norfolk (Virginia), Knoxville and Oak Ridge (Tennessee), Columbus (Georgia), Los Angeles, Denver and Colorado Springs (Colorado), Chicago, Springfield (Illinois), Detroit (Michigan), and New York City.	March 23–28, 1959
King Hussein	Met with President Eisenhower in Washington while attending UN General Assembly.	October 7, 1960
King Hussein I	Official visit. In U.S. April 13–23. Also visited Philadelphia, New York City, Cape Kennedy and Palm Beach (Florida), and Houston (Texas).	April 14–16, 1964
King Hussein	Informal visit while attending U.N. General Assembly session; in U.S. June 24–30.	June 28, 1967
King Hussein	Informal visit. In U.S. November 2–12; visited New York City and Chicago.	November 6–9, 1967
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