Abdullah II bin Al Hussein
(b. 30 Jan. 1962). King of Jordan, 1999– Born in Amman, he was the oldest son of King
Hussein
and his second, English-born wife. Educated at Sandhurst, he studied at Oxford and Georgetown University before joining the Jordanian Army, where in 1994 he became the commanding officer of its elite troops. In January 1999 he was appointed Crown Prince, at the ...