1960 In Jordan
Events from the year 1960 in Jordan. Incumbents * Monarch: Hussein * Prime Minister: Hazza' al-Majali (until 29 August), Bahjat Talhouni (starting 29 August) Events Deaths * 29 August - Hazza' al-Majali See also * Years in Iraq * Years in Syria * Years in Saudi Arabia This is a list of years in Saudi Arabia. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Emirate of Jebel Shammar Second Saudi State Ottoman Arabia Emirate of Diriyah 18th century 17th century 16th century ... References 1960s in Jordan Jordan Jordan Years of the 20th century in Jordan {{Jordan-stub ...
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1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * January 9– 11 – Aswan Dam construction begins in Egypt. * January 10 – British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan makes the "Wind of Change" speech for the first time, to little publicity, in Accra, Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana). * January 19 – A revised version of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, which allows U.S. troops to be based on Japanese soil, is signed in Washington, D.C. by Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The new treaty is opposed by the massive Anpo protests in Japan. * January 21 ** Coalbrook mining disaster: A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners. ** Avianca Flight 671 crashes and burns upon landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica killing 37, the worst air ...
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Years In Jordan
This is a list of years in Jordan. 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century See also * Timeline of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan * Timeline of Amman External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Jordan Jordan-related lists Jordan years A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hou ...

List Of Kings Of Jordan
The king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is Jordan's head of state and monarch. He serves as the head of the Jordanian monarchy—the Hashemite dynasty. The king is addressed as His Majesty (). Jordan is a constitutional monarchy. However, the king is vested with somewhat more executive and legislative power than is typically the case for constitutional monarchs. He is commander-in-chief of the Jordanian Armed Forces and appoints the Prime Minister of Jordan and the directors of security agencies. He also appoints the members of the upper house, the Senate, as well as the members of the Constitutional Court. The current king, Abdullah II, took the throne on 7 February 1999 following the death of his father, Hussein. History The sons of Hussein bin Ali, the Grand Emir and Sharif of Mecca were set up as the kings of Iraq and Jordan in the aftermath of the Arab Revolt and World War I. The Jordanian monarchy was set up in 1921, with Abdullah I becoming Emir of the Emirate ...
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Hussein Of Jordan
Hussein bin Talal ( ar, الحسين بن طلال, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl''; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hussein was a 40th-generation direct descendant of Muhammad. Hussein was born in Amman as the eldest child of Talal bin Abdullah and Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil. Talal was then the heir to his own father, King Abdullah I. Hussein began his schooling in Amman, continuing his education abroad. After Talal became king in 1951, Hussein was named heir apparent. The Jordanian Parliament forced Talal to abdicate a year later due to his illness, and a regency council was appointed until Hussein came of age. He was enthroned at the age of 17 on 2 May 1953. Hussein was married four separate times and fathered eleven children including King Abdullah II of Jordan. Hussein, a constitutional monarch, started his rule with what was te ...
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Prime Minister Of Jordan
The prime minister of Jordan is the head of government of the Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The prime minister is appointed by the List of kings of Jordan, king of Jordan, who is then free to form his own Cabinet of Jordan, Cabinet. The Parliament of Jordan then approves the programs of the new government through a vote of confidence. There are no constitutional limits on a prime minister's term, and several of them served multiple non-consecutive terms. List of prime ministers See also *Politics of Jordan References

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Hazza' Al-Majali
Hazza' Barakat al-Majali (1917 – 29 August 1960) ( ar, هزاع بركات المجالي) was a Jordanian politician that served as the two-time 11th Prime Minister of Jordan. His first term lasted one week in 1955, his second term lasted from mid-1959 until his assassination. Education Majali was born in Madaba, the Karak governorate in 1917. He was the son of a sheikh of the Majali tribe. He attended an elementary school in Ma'een, then transferred to Al-Raba School in Al-Karak, followed by Al-Karak School, and finally to Al-Salt school for his secondary education. Hazza' later studied Law in Damascus. Jordanian government positions After high school, Majali worked for the Department of Land and Survey followed by the Madaba Court. After that, he studied Law in Damascus and returned to Jordan to work for the "Royal Protocol". He was appointed by King Abdullah I as Chairman of the Greater Amman Municipality, then served as the Minister of Agriculture (1950–1951) and a ...
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Bahjat Talhouni
Bahjat Talhouni ( ar, بهجت التلهوني; 1913 – January 30, 1994) was a Jordanian political figure. He served as the 14th Prime Minister of Jordan between 1960 and 1970 for six different terms. Talhouni was Prime Minister from August 1969 to June 1970, during a particularly turbulent time of friction and skirmishes between the Government and thousands of Palestinian guerrillas who were then in Jordan. The Palestinian guerrillas, members of various organizations, frequently disregarded Jordanian laws and came to be almost a state within a state. In February 1970, King Hussein of Jordan met with their leaders at Talhouni's house in Amman. At that meeting the King agreed not to enforce restrictions on the Palestinians carrying firearms in Jordanian towns, and the leaders of the guerrillas promised to try to make their followers less unruly. A strained and often interrupted truce ensued. Then came an unsuccessful attempt on the King's life in June. Angered, the Jordan ...
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Years In Iraq
This is a list of years in Iraq, referring to the Iraqi Republic (1958-1963), Baathist Iraq (1963-2003) and Arab Republic of Iraq (2003–present). 21st century 20th century See also * History of Iraq *List of years by country *Timeline of Baghdad *Timeline of Basra * Timeline of Mosul {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Iraq Iraq-related lists Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

Years In Syria
This is a list of years in Syria. 20th century * Syrian Republic gained independence from France in 1944, later transforming into Syrian Arab Republic in the 1960s. 21st century See also * Timeline of Syrian history * 2010s in Syria political history ;Cities in Syria * Timeline of Aleppo * Timeline of Damascus * Timeline of Hama * Timeline of Latakia {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Syria Syria history-related lists Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

Years In Saudi Arabia
This is a list of years in Saudi Arabia. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Emirate of Jebel Shammar Second Saudi State Ottoman Arabia Emirate of Diriyah 18th century 17th century 16th century See also * Timeline of Jeddah * Timeline of Mecca * Timeline of Medina * Timeline of Riyadh Further reading * External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Saud Arabia * History of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-related lists Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...