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2021 In Jordan ...
Events in the year 2021 in Jordan. Incumbents * King – Abdullah II * Prime Minister – Bisher Al-Khasawneh Events Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan *3 April - 2021 alleged Jordanian coup d'état attempt Deaths *11 January – Yousef Ghawanmeh, historian and anthropologist (born 1935). *28 February – Aqel Biltaji, politician (born 1941). *26 August – Ibrahim Ghosheh, Palestinian political figure (born 1936). References {{Year in Asia, 2021 Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and east, Iraq to the northeast, Syria to the north, and the Palestinian West Bank, Israel, and the Dead Sea to the west. It has a coastline in its southwest on the Gulf of Aqaba's Red Sea, which separates Jordan from Egypt. Amman is Jordan's capital and largest city, as well as its economic, political, and cultural centre. Modern-day Jordan has been inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic period. Three stable kingdoms emerged there at the end of the Bronze Age: Ammon, Moab and Edom. In the third century BC, the Arab Nabataeans established their Kingdom with Petra as the capital. Later rulers of the Transjordan region include the Assyrian, Babylonian, Roman, Byzantine, Rashidun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah II Of Jordan
Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered a 41st-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Abdullah was born in Amman as the first child of King Hussein and his second wife, Princess Muna. As the king's eldest son, Abdullah was heir apparent until Hussein transferred the title to Abdullah's uncle, Prince Hassan, in 1965. Abdullah began his schooling in Amman, continuing his education abroad. He began his military career in 1980 as a training officer in the Jordanian Armed Forces, later assuming command of the country's Special Forces in 1994, eventually becoming a major general in 1998. In 1993 Abdullah married Rania Al-Yassin, and they went on to have four c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Prime Minister of Jordan 1946 establishments in Jordan Politics of Jordan Government of Jordan Prime Ministry of Jordan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisher Al-Khasawneh
Bisher Al-Khasawneh ( ar, بشر الخصاونة; born 27 January 1969) is a Jordanian politician and diplomat who is serving as the 43rd Prime Minister of Jordan and Minister of Defence since 12 October 2020. Al-Khasawneh was an ambassador of Jordan to Egypt, France, Kenya, Ethiopia, African Union, League of Arab States, and to UNESCO. He also served as Coordinator General and Director of the Peace Process and Negotiations Bureau in Jordan. He served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs between 2016 and 2017. He subsequently was Minister of State for Legal Affairs between 2017 and 2018. He served as the adviser to King Abdullah II for Communication and Coordination at The Royal Hashemite Court between April 2019 and August 2020. Until his appointment as Prime Ministerm Al-Khasawneh served as the adviser to the King for policies. Life and career Al-Khasawneh's father Hani was a leader of the Ba'ath Party. He studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies and then ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Jordan
The COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). On 2 March 2020, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first case in Jordan. As soon as reports about a novel coronavirus in China emerged in early 2020, Jordan's National Epidemics Committee and Health Ministry on 26 January designated certain hospitals to treat infections and established several protocols to deal with the arrival of the coronavirus to the country, five weeks before the country recorded its first case on 2 March. Despite the fact that Jordan had only one confirmed coronavirus case on 14 March, the government suspended schools, banned public gatherings and closed the borders and airports in response to the rapid spread of the virus in countries surrounding Jordan and around the world. On the morning of 15 March, the government implemented a plan to quarantine arrivals in the country before the borders and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Alleged Jordanian Coup D'état Attempt
On 3 April 2021, Jordanian authorities arrested 19 people, including Prince Hamzah, who was put under house arrest. Arrests also included the prince's chief of staff and other figures associated with him, in addition to a member of the royal family, Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, and Bassem Awadallah, former Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court and Jordan's former envoy to Saudi Arabia. Hamzah is the son of the late King Hussein and the half-brother of the current king, Abdullah II. He was the country's crown prince from the death of his father in 1999 until he was stripped of his position by his half-brother the king in 2004. Background Since the creation of the modern state of Jordan in 1921, the country has been ruled by the Hashemite dynasty.Pia KrishnankuttyHow Hashemite Kingdom emerged from Ottoman, British rule to modern-day Jordan ''The Print'' (5 April 2021). Jordan is a "semi-absolute monarchy"; the king may dismiss the parliament and prime minister at will, personal freed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayder Murad Death Anniversary 75 (cropped)
Hayder Khan Girai, Hayder () (lived ?–1487, reigned 1456?, 1475) was either once or twice briefly a Khan of Crimea. He was one of the sons of the dynasty's founder Hacı I Giray (c. 1441–1466). It is reported that in 1456 he rebelled against his father and briefly occupied the throne, but this is not certain. After his father's death, for twelve years (1466–1478), the throne alternated between Hayder's brothers Nur Devlet and Meñli I Giray. During one of Mengli's reigns Hayder was held in honorable confinement at the Genoese fortress of Sudak. In March 1475 the nobles replaced Mengli with Hayder. He and the Shirin Bey Eminek raided the Lithuanian border. In May–December 1475 the Turks captured the Genoese ports on the south shore. They released Nur Devlet from prison in Sudak and made him khan. Hayder yielded to Nur Devlet but their relations were not good. Nur Devlet proved unpopular and in the spring of 1478 the Turks released their prisoner Mengli and placed hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yousef Ghawanmeh
Yousef Darwish Ghawanmeh ( ar, يوسف درويش غوانمة) (1935 – 11 January 2021) was a Jordanian historian, anthropologist, professor and author. Life He was born in the village of Saham Al-Kefarat north of the city of Irbid. He received his elementary education in his village before moving to the city of Irbid where he graduated high school, he then earned his Bachelor's, master's and doctorate's degree from Alexandria University and his Post-Doctorate from Princeton University in the United States in 1979. His works focus on the cultural and political history of Jordan during the Islamic periods. Ghawanmeh received several awards, including the Arab Historian Medal from the Union of Arab Historians in 1991, the State Appreciation Award in the field of social sciences in 1992 and the Order of Hussein bin Ali of the first class in 2014. Bibliography He published more than 30 books, including: *''History of Jerusalem in the Mamluk period'' *''Islamic scholars and juri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqel Biltaji
Aqel Biltaji ( ar, عقل بلتاجي; 10 February 1941 – 28 February 2021) was a Jordanian,Palestinian politician, who served as the mayor of Amman. Career Biltaji was appointed by the government mayor of the Greater Amman Municipality in September 2013, from that date until August 2017. He occupied several positions over the course of his life, in Royal Jordanian Airlines and most famously as Minister of Tourism and tourism adviser to King Abdullah II and as chief of Aqaba's city council. From 2002 to 2004, he was the first Chief Commissioner of the newly created Aqaba Special Economic Zone. Death On 28 February 2021, Biltaji died from complications related to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan. Awards * Highest Jordanian Orders * Austrian Grand Gold Merit * Royal Norwegian Order of Merit * Gran Cruz * French Commandeur de la Legion d'Honeur * French Grand Maitre de la Legion d'Honeur * Ordre National du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Ghosheh
Ibrahim Ghosheh ( ar, إبراهيم غوشة; 1936–2021) was a Palestinian civil engineer. He was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and joined the Hamas in 1989. He served as the latter's spokesperson between 1992 and 1999. Early life and education Ghosheh was born in the Saadia neighborhood of Jerusalem on 26 November 1936. He was a graduate of the Rashidiya School in Jerusalem. His family had to leave Jerusalem during the Nakba in 1948, and they settled in Jericho. Ghosheh obtained a degree in civil engineering in 1961 from the Cairo University. During his university studies he became a member of the Palestinian Students’ League. Career and activities Following his graduation Ghosheh worked in the Jordan Valley as an engineer (1961–62). Between 1962 and 1966 he worked in the Kuwait municipality. He settled in Jordan in 1966 and was employed as an engineer in the Khaled Dam project until 1971. He worked in the Kuwait Towers project for one year from 1971 to 1972. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Arab
''The New Arab'' or ''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'' ( ar, العربي الجديد) is a pan-Arab news website headquartered in London. It was first launched in March 2014 as an online news website by Qatari company Fadaat Media. It went on to establish a daily newspaper in September 2014. In 2015, Fadaat launched Al Araby TV Network as a counterweight to Al Jazeera, which is viewed by the BBC to hold a pro-Muslim Brotherhood bias. History Dr. Azmi Bishara, a Doha-based ex- member of Israeli parliament, founded the Arabic-language news website as the first platform launched by ''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'' in March 2014. Six months later, they launched an Arabic daily newspaper from London. An English version of the website was inaugurated shortly after the newspaper's launch, and goes by the translated name of ''The New Arab''. ''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'' now operates globally, with more than 150 staff in three offices, based in Beirut, Doha and London. Ownership and finances The outlet is owned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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