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Greater Amman Municipality
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant region, the fifth-largest city in the Arab world, and the ninth largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. The earliest evidence of settlement in Amman dates to the 8th millennium BC, in a Neolithic site known as 'Ain Ghazal, where the world's oldest statues of the human form have been unearthed. During the Iron Age, the city was known as Rabat Aman and served as the capital of the Ammonite Kingdom. In the 3rd century BC, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, rebuilt the city and renamed it "Philadelphia", making it a regional center of Hellenistic culture. Under Roman rule, Philadelphia was one of the ten Greco-Roman cities of the Decapolis before being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Hekmat
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun, Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate on 23 August 634. Umar was a senior Companions of the Prophet, companion and father-in-law of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was also an expert Faqīh, Muslim jurist known for his pious and just nature, which earned him the epithet ''al-Fārūq'' ("the one who distinguishes (between right and wrong)"). Umar initially opposed Muhammad, his distant Qurayshite kinsman and later son-in-law. Following his conversion to Islam in 616, he became the first Muslims, Muslim to openly pray at the Kaaba. Umar participated in almost all battles and expeditions under Muhammad, who bestowed the title ''al-Fārūq'' ('the Distinguisher') upon Umar, for his judgements. After Muhammad's death in June 632, Umar ple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Matar
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun, Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate on 23 August 634. Umar was a senior Companions of the Prophet, companion and father-in-law of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was also an expert Faqīh, Muslim jurist known for his pious and just nature, which earned him the epithet ''al-Fārūq'' ("the one who distinguishes (between right and wrong)"). Umar initially opposed Muhammad, his distant Qurayshite kinsman and later son-in-law. Following his conversion to Islam in 616, he became the first Muslims, Muslim to openly pray at the Kaaba. Umar participated in almost all battles and expeditions under Muhammad, who bestowed the title ''al-Fārūq'' ('the Distinguisher') upon Umar, for his judgements. After Muhammad's death in June 632, Umar ple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Sokkar
Salman may refer to: People * Salman (name), people with the name Places in Iran * Salman, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province * Salman, alternate name of Deh-e Salman, Lorestan, a village in Lorestan Province * Salman, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province * Salman, alternate name of Salami, Iran, a city in Razavi Khorasan Province * Salman, Semnan, a village in Semnan Province * Salman, Tehran, a village in Tehran Province * Salman, Zanjan, a village in Zanjan Province Other * Salman (myth), a god worshipped in pre-Islamic southern Arabia See also * * David S. Weiss, ''Salman'' on the Dennis Miller radio show * Salmon, fish species * Salmon (other) Salmon is any of several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Salmon may also refer to: * Salmon as food Fish *Australian salmon (''Arripis trutta'') * Blackhead salmon (''Narcetes stomias'') * Indian salmon (''Eleutheronema tetradactylum' ... * Solomon (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhan Shubeilat
Farhan Shubailat (born 1911-died 1979) was a Jordanian ambassador, Minister of Defence, senator and mayor of Amman. Career *Born into a modest family in Tafila (southern Jordan), Farhan Shubailat was sent to the English school in Salt and then obtained a scholarship that enabled him to enter the American University of Beirut, from which he graduated in 1933. *In 1939 he was lecturer at the military academy in Baghdad, where he professed pan-Arab ideas. *In 1946 he was chief of cabinet of King Abdullah of Jordan. Farhan Shubailat convinced King Abdullah to send his grandson Hussein to study abroad, first in Alexandria, then in England. *In 1947 he was a careful observer of the 1947 Syrian parliamentary election. *From 1948 to 1950 he was ambassador in Beirut (Lebanon). *From 1951 to 1952 he was Chamberlain of King Talal of Jordan, then, after the latter's abdication, member of the regency council (1952-1953). *From 1952 to 1955 he was mayor of Amman. *In 1954 he was envoy in Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulrahman Khalifa
Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الرحمن, translit=ʿAbd al-Raḥmān or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and ''Rahman''. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ''ar-Rahman'' being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. Notable people with the name include: Early Islamic era * Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf (581–654), Arab businessman and tycoon * Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (died 675), Muslim commander and eldest son of Abu Bakr * Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid (616–667), Umayyad governor of Homs * Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (died 661), the Kharijite assassin of Ali * Abd al-Rahman ibn Rabiah (fl. 652), Arab leader in the Khazar-Arab Wars * Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad, Umayyad governor of Khurasan in 679–681 * Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi (deposed 718), Umayyad governor of Al-Anda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazza' 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) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulmajeed Adwan
ʻAbd al-Majīd ( ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد المجيد) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Majīd'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the All-glorious". It is rendered in Turkish as ''Abdülmecid''. There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid ( ar, عبد الماجد), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name ''al-Mājid''. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one. 'Abd al-Majid may refer to: Males Given name * Abdülmecid I (1823–1861), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire * Abdülmecid II (1868–1944), Head of the Ottoman Imperial House and the final Ottoman Caliph * Abdul Madzhid (Dagestan rebel) (died 2008), leader in the Second Chechen War *Abdul Majeed (cricketer, born 1993), Pakistani cricketer * Abdul Majeed (Kalat cricketer), Pakistani cricketer * Abdul Majid (physicist), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Jayousi , Australian Malaysian singer
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Kamal may refer to: * Kamal (name), a male given name and surname with multiple origins *Kamal (navigation), a navigational instrument for measuring latitude * Kamal, Jhapa, a rural municipality in Nepal * Alfa Romeo Kamal, an SUV by Alfa Romeo *Operation Kamala, name given to corrupt political practices by BJP in India See also *Kamala (other) *Kamahl Kandiah Kamalesvaran ( ta, கந்தையா கமலேஸ்வரன்; born 13 November 1934), better known by his stage name Kamahl, is a Malaysian-born Australian singer and recording artist. His highest charting Australian single, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
