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Done By Eman Salah Al-Mazar My teacher Fat
emah Nawaiseh
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His Majesty King Abdullah IIKing of The
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan His Majesty King A
bdullah II bin Al Hussein is the 43rd generation
direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace
Be Upon Him). He assumed his constitutional
powers as Monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan on February 7th, 1999, the day his father,
the late King Hussein, passed away
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Born in Amman on January 30th, 1962, King
Abdullah II is the eldest son of His Majesty the
late King Hussein and Her Royal Highness Princess
Muna Al Hussein. He began his primary education
at the Islamic Educational College in Amman, and
later attended St. Edmund's School in Surrey,
England. For his secondary education, he attended
Eaglebrook School and Deerfield Academy in the
United States of America.
King Abdullah II joined the Royal Military
Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom in 1980,
and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in
1981. He was later appointed Reconnaissance Troop
Leader in the 13th/18th Battalion of the Royal
Hussars (British Army) in (West) Germany and
England.
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In 1982, King Abdullah II attended Oxford
University where he completed a one-year Special
Studies course in Middle Eastern Affairs. Upon
returning home, King Abdullah II joined the
Jordanian Armed Forces and served as Platoon
Commander and Company Second-in-Command in the
40th Armored Brigade. In 1985, he attended the
Armored Officers Advanced Course at Fort Knox,
Kentucky, USA. A year later, he became Commander
of a Tank Company in the 91st Armored Brigade of
the Jordanian Armed Forces holding the rank of
Captain. He also served with the Royal Jordanian
Airforce Anti-Tank Wing where he received his
wings as well as his qualifications as a Cobra
Attack Pilot
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In 1987, King Abdullah II attended the School of
Foreign Service at Georgetown University in
Washington, D.C. as a Mid-Career Fellow. He
completed an Advanced Study and Research program
in International Affairs, part of the Master of
Science in Foreign Service' program.