Talal of Jordan

Talal bin Abdullah (Arabic طلال بن عبدالله, DMG Talal bin ʿ Abd; born February 26, 1909 in Mecca; † 7 July 1972) was from 20 July 1951 to the August 11, 1952 King of Jordan.

Talal ascended the throne after his father Abdallah I. had fallen into Jerusalem assassinated. His eldest son, Hussein would almost become victims of this attack. Officially followed Hussein I. his father to the throne in 1952. He took over the government, however, not immediately, as he was not yet 18 years old.

Talal al Sharaf Talal married in 1934 Zein, 1939, he completed a course at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.

During his short reign, he introduced a liberalized constitution in Jordan, which made ​​the government as a whole and each minister personally responsible to Parliament. The Constitution was ratified on 1 January 1952. King Talal is also attributed to the improvement of the previously strained relations with Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Since he was considered schizophrenic, he was forced to abdicate.

Progeny

• King Hussein I. (1935-1999)
• Prince Hassan ibn Talal ( b. 1947 )
• Prince Muhammad bin Talal ( born October 2, 1940)
• Princess Basma bint Talal ( born May 11, 1951)