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Rows seem closed again: Jordanian prince ranks behind king


Hamzah is a former Crown Prince

Hamzah is a son of the former King Hussein and his fourth wife Queen Noor. The current King Abdullah is Hussein’s eldest son and succeeded his father in 1999. Hussein wanted Hamzah to succeed his older half-brother Abdullah as king, and Hamzah became crown prince.

In 2004, however, Abdullah reversed that decision. As an official reason, Abdullah stated that he wanted to “free Hamzah from the constraints of the position of crown prince so that you have the freedom to carry out any mission I entrust to you”. Later, Abdullah’s own son became crown prince.

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