Prince Nayef bin Abdullah

Son of King Abdullah I of Jordan (1914–1983)
Names
Nayef bin Abdullah bin Hussein bin Ali
HouseHashemiteFatherAbdullah I of JordanMotherSuzdil KhanumReligionIslam

Prince Nayef bin Abdullah (14 November 1914 – 12 October 1983)[1] was the younger son of King Abdullah I of Jordan, by his second wife, Suzdil Khanum.

Nayef attended Victoria College in Cairo. He underwent Military training in Turkey, being assigned as the honorary Aide-de-Camp of the Turkish President Ismet Inönü between April 1939 until shortly before the outbreak of World War II in September the same year.[2] He became regent of Jordan on 20 July 1951, following the assassination of Abdullah, because his older half-brother King Talal was reportedly suffering from poor health. Nayef ruled in his brother's stead until 6 September 1951, when Talal was judged fit to assume his royal duties. Nayef died in Jordan on 12 October 1983.

Honours

  • Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (Kingdom of Jordan).[citation needed]
  • Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence (Kingdom of Jordan).[citation needed]
  • Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan (Kingdom of Jordan).[citation needed]
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (Spain, 5 September 1949).[3]
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit (with white distinctive) (Spain, 6 September 1949).[4]
  • Knight Grand Cross (Special Class) of the Order of the Two Rivers (Kingdom of Iraq).[citation needed]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Nayef bin Abdullah
16. Amir Muhammad III bin Abdul Muin al-Aun, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca (= 20)
8. Ali Bey, Sharif of Mecca (= 12)
4. Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
18. Gharam al-Shahar
9. Shaikha Salha bint Gharam al-Shahar
2. Abdullah I of Jordan
20. Amir Muhammad III bin Abdul Muin al-Aun, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca (= 16)
10. Abdullah Kamil Pasha, Grand Sharif of Mecca
5. Abdiya bint Abdullah
11. Bazmi Jahan
1. Naif bin Al-Abdullah
6. Ali
3. Suzdil Khanum

References

  1. ^ "Prince Nayef bin Abdullah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death". www.bornglorious.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  2. ^ Bein, Amit (2017-11-09). Kemalist Turkey and the Middle East. Cambridge University Press. pp. 95–96. ISBN 978-1-107-19800-5.
  3. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
  4. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado