Prince Muhammad bin Talal (2 October 1940 – 29 April 2021) was a member of the Jordanian royal family. He was the second son of
King Talal of Jordan and the younger brother of
King Hussein of Jordan. He was heir-presumptive to the throne from his elder brother's accession in 1952, until the birth of his nephew (
Abdullah) in 1962.
Education
Prince Muhammad completed his primary schooling at the Islamic Scientific College in
Amman
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and then attended the
Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil
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in Switzerland. He then went to Bryanston School, Dorset, in the United Kingdom where he finished his secondary education. Between 1956 and 1957 he attended the Military Academy in
Baghdad.
In 1960 he earned his private pilot's license.
Career
Upon his return to Jordan in 1958, Prince Muhammad joined the Jordan Arab Army and served in the first Royal Guard Regiment before becoming Aide de Camp to
King Hussein. Prince Muhammad was made
Crown Prince of Jordan in 1952 when his elder brother Crown Prince Hussein became king.
He held the post until 1962.
[
In 1971, he was appointed head of the council of tribal chiefs by King Hussein. In 1973, a royal decree invested him as the personal representative of King Hussein.][ He then headed the supreme committee for tourism in Jordan. He also served as regent and as head of the regency council on numerous occasions in the absence of the King. He held the honorary rank of full general in the Jordanian Armed Forces as well as many high decorations from Jordan and other countries.][
]
Personal life and death
Prince Muhammad was born in Amman on 2 October 1940.Prime Minister of Jordan
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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. Th ...
who was assassinated in 1959 while in office.[
Prince Muhammad died on 29 April 2021 in Amman at the age of 80.]
Honours
National honours
*Grand Cordon of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali
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with Collar of Jordan
*Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (special class) of Jordan
*Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence (Jordan)
*Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan
*Long Service Medal
*Good Conduct Medal
*King Hussein Silver Jubilee Medal-1977
*1967–1971 Service Medal-1971
*Honorary President of the Royal Jordanian Chess Federation
*Honorary President of the Jordanian Shooting Federation
*Honorary President of the British Federation of Kyokushinkai Karate holding a first Dan and honorary fifth Dan in that martial art.
Foreign honours
* : Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
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– 27 April 1998
* : Grand Cross of the Order of the Queen of Sheba
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Classes
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* : Grand Cross of the Order of National Merit
* : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic – 26 November 1983
* : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
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– 1978
* : Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm – 24 April 1965Order of Muhammad
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– 1950
* : Grand Cordon of the Order of Abdulaziz al Saud
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* : Grand Cordon of the Order of Brilliant Star
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...
* : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) – 27 March 1984
References
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1940 births
2021 deaths
House of Hashim
Jordanian Muslims
Jordanian princes
Crown Princes of Jordan
People from Amman
Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Jordanian generals
Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite
Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog
Grand Cordons of the Order of Independence (Jordan)
Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Recipients of the Order of Brilliant Star
Sons of kings
20th-century Jordanian people