Naif bin Abdullah
Younger son of King Abdullah of Jordan

Naif bin Abdullah

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Younger son of King Abdullah of Jordan
Gender:
Male
Places:
Ottoman EmpireJordan
Is:
RegentKing
Work field:
MilitaryRoyals
Birth:
14 November 1914(Ta'if, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia)
Death:
12 October 1983(Amman, Amman Governorate, Jordan)
Star sign:
Scorpio
Family:
Father:
Abdullah I of Jordan
Siblings:
Talal of Jordan
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Prince Nayef bin Abdullah (14 November 1914 – 12 October 1983) was the youngest son of King Abdullah I of Jordan and his second wife, Suzdil Khanum.

Nayef attended Victoria College in Cairo. He became regent of Jordan on 20 July 1951, following the assassination of Abdullah, because his brother, King Talal, was reportedly suffering from poor health. Nayef ruled in his older brother's stead until 6 September 1951, when Talal was judged fit to assume his royal duties. Nayef died in Jordan on 12 October 1983.

Honours

  • Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (Kingdom of Jordan).
  • Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence (Kingdom of Jordan).
  • Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan (Kingdom of Jordan).
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (Spain, 5 September 1949).
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit (with white distinctive) (Spain, 6 September 1949).
  • Knight Grand Cross (Special Class) of the Order of the Two Rivers (Kingdom of Iraq).

Ancestry

16. Amir Muhammad III bin Abdul Muin al-Aun, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca (= 20)
16. Amir Muhammad III bin Abdul Muin al-Aun, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca (= 20)
8. Ali Bey, Sharif of Mecca (= 12)
4. Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
18. Gharam al-Shahar
9. Shaikha Salha bint Gharam al-Shahar
2. Abdullah I of Jordan
20. Amir Muhammad III bin Abdul Muin al-Aun, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca (= 16)
10. Abdullah Kamil Pasha, Grand Sharif of Mecca
5. Abdiya bint Abdullah
11. Bazmi Jahan
1. Naif bin Al-Abdullah
6. Ali
3. Suzdil Khanum
16. Amir Muhammad III bin Abdul Muin al-Aun, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca (= 20)
8. Ali Bey, Sharif of Mecca (= 12)
4. Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
18. Gharam al-Shahar
9. Shaikha Salha bint Gharam al-Shahar
2. Abdullah I of Jordan
20. Amir Muhammad III bin Abdul Muin al-Aun, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca (= 16)
10. Abdullah Kamil Pasha, Grand Sharif of Mecca
5. Abdiya bint Abdullah
11. Bazmi Jahan
1. Naif bin Al-Abdullah
6. Ali
3. Suzdil Khanum
8. Ali Bey, Sharif of Mecca (= 12)
4. Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
18. Gharam al-Shahar
9. Shaikha Salha bint Gharam al-Shahar
2. Abdullah I of Jordan
20. Amir Muhammad III bin Abdul Muin al-Aun, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca (= 16)
10. Abdullah Kamil Pasha, Grand Sharif of Mecca
5. Abdiya bint Abdullah
11. Bazmi Jahan
1. Naif bin Al-Abdullah
6. Ali
3. Suzdil Khanum