Crown Prince of Jordan

The Crown Prince of Jordan is the heir apparent or heir presumptive to the throne of Jordan.

Crown Prince of Jordan
Standard of the Crown Prince
Incumbent Hussein since 2 July 2009
Style	His Royal Highness
Appointer	King of Jordan
Term length	Life tenure or until King rescinds the title to give it to another male-line relative
Inaugural holder	Talal
Formation	25 May 1946

The Article 28(B) of the Constitution of Jordan provides for agnatic primogeniture, meaning that the eldest son of the King automatically succeeds to the crown upon the monarch's death, unless the King has designated one of his brothers to inherit the throne as Crown Prince.^[1]

Crown Princes of Jordan (1946–present)

Name	Heir of	Birth	Became Heir–apparent	Created Crown Prince	Ceased to be Crown Prince	Death	Crown Princess
Talal	Abdullah I	26 February 1909	25 May 1946		20 July 1951	7 July 1972	Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil
Hussein	Talal	14 November 1935	20 July 1951		11 August 1952	7 February 1999
Muhammad	Hussein	2 October 1940	11 August 1952[2]		30 January 1962[2]	29 April 2021
Abdullah		30 January 1962			1 April 1965
Hassan		20 March 1947	1 April 1965		25 January 1999[3]		Sarvath Ikramullah
Abdullah		30 January 1962	25 January 1999		7 February 1999		Rania Al-Yassin
Hamzah	Abdullah II	29 March 1980	7 February 1999		28 November 2004[4]		Princess Noor bint Asem
Hussein		28 June 1994	28 November 2004	2 July 2009[5]			Rajwa Al Saif

Timeline

See also

• Succession to the Jordanian throne

References

1. "Constitution: Article 28". The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
2. Shahin, Mariam (1 September 1998). "The man who would be king". The Middle East. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
3. Tucker, Spencer; Roberts, Priscilla (12 May 2008). The Encyclopedia of the Arab–Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 25. ISBN 9781851098422. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
4. "Jordan crown prince loses title". BBC News. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
5. "Jordan's king names son, 15, as crown prince". Reuters. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

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