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As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Abdullah was a 38th-generation direct descendant of Muhammad.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"2 February 1882","date":"1882-02-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192780#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Mecca","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5806"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192780#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"20 July 1951","date":"1951-07-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192780#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Masjid Al-Aqsa","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121610806"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192780#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Ottoman Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12560"},{"text":"Kingdom of Hejaz","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956357"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192780#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"monarch","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116"},{"text":"Amir","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166382"},{"text":"king","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12097"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192780#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Musbah bint Nasser","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6940198"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192780#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"King of Jordan (25 May 1946 – 20 July 1951)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14625123","start":"1946-05-25","end":"1951-07-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192780#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12201378"},{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12177423"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35795612"},{"text":"Order of Pahlavi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2399167"},{"text":"King George VI Coronation Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93963"},{"text":"Grand Order of the Hashimites","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885217"},{"text":"Order of the Two Rivers","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885229"},{"text":"Order of the Umayyads","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14605606"},{"text":"Order of Muhammad Ali","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341439"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192780#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_I_of_Jordan","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192780"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Abdullah I of Jordan born?","a":"Abdullah I of Jordan was born on 2 February 1882 in Mecca."},{"q":"What positions has Abdullah I of Jordan held?","a":"Positions held by Abdullah I of Jordan include: King of Jordan (1946–1951)."}],"related":[{"name":"Abdullah II of Jordan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdullah-ii-of-jordan"},{"name":"Abdullah II","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdullah-ii"},{"name":"Hussein of Jordan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hussein-of-jordan"},{"name":"Talal of Jordan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/talal-of-jordan"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/abdullah-i-of-jordan-7daeeceb83.jpg","width":500,"height":570,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Cecil Beaton","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cecil_Beaton_Photographs-_Political_and_Military_Personalities;_Abdullah,_King_of_Jordan;_Abdullah,_King_of_Jordan_CBM1666.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Abdullah I of Jordan","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_I_of_Jordan","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q192780","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192780","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Cecil Beaton Photographs- Political and Military Personalities; 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Cecil Beaton Photographs- Political and Military Personalities; Abdullah, King of Jordan; Abdullah, King of Jordan CBM1666.jpg — Cecil Beaton, Public domain.","cite":"\"Abdullah I of Jordan\". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/abdullah-i-of-jordan. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-12T02:52:26Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdullah-i-of-jordan","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdullah-i-of-jordan","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdullah-i-of-jordan?lang=ne"}}