This article is about the royal family of Jordan. For the descendants of Muhammad's family, see Banu Hashim. For other uses, see Hashemites (disambiguation).
House of Hashim
الهاشميون
Hashemites
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Parent house
Dhawu Awn, a branch of Banu Qatadah, of Banu Hassan, of Banu Hashim, of Quraysh
Country
Hejaz (1916–1925, in present-day Saudi Arabia)
Syria (1920)
Iraq (1921–1958)
Jordanian West Bank (1948–1967)
Jordan (1921–present)
Founded
1916 in Hejaz
1920 in Syria
1921 in Iraq and Jordan
Founder
Hussein bin Ali
Current head
Jordan: Abdullah II
Final ruler
Ali in Hejaz
Faisal I in Syria
Faisal II in Iraq
Titles
King of Jordan
Emir of Transjordan
King of Iraq
King of Syria
Caliph
King of the Hejaz
King of the Arab Lands
King of Arabia
Sharif and Emir of Mecca
Crown Prince of Jordan
Estate(s)
Cf. Hashemite custodianship of Jerusalem holy sites
Deposition
1920 in Syria (Franco-Syrian War)
1925 in Hejaz (Saudi conquest)
1958 in Iraq (14 July Revolution)
Politics of Jordan
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution
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Monarchy
Monarch
Abdullah II
Heir Apparent
Crown Prince Hussein
The Royal Hashemite Court
Hashemites
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Bisher Al-Khasawneh
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Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet
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President: Faisal Al-Fayez
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Speaker: Atef Tarawneh
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President: Taher Hikmat
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President: Mohammad Ghazo
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General: 2016
2020
2024
Local: 2007
2013
2017
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Minister: Ayman Safadi
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Hashemites (Jordan)
1921–present
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The Hashemites (Arabic: الهاشميون, romanized: al-Hāshimiyyūn), also House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Hejaz (1916–1925), Syria (1920), and Iraq (1921–1958). The family had ruled the city of Mecca continuously from the 10th century, frequently as vassals of outside powers, and ruled the thrones of the Hejaz, Syria, Iraq, and Jordan following their World War I alliance with the British Empire.
The family belongs to the Dhawu Awn, one of the branches of the Ḥasanid Sharifs of Mecca, also referred to as Hashemites.[1] Their eponymous ancestor is traditionally considered to be Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The Ḥasanid Sharifs of Mecca (from whom the Hashemite royal family is directly descended), including the Hashemites' ancestor Qatadah ibn Idris,[2] were Zaydī Shīʿas until the late Mamluk or early Ottoman period, when they became followers of the Shāfiʿī school of Sunnī Islam.[3]
The current dynasty was founded by Sharif Hussein ibn Ali, who was appointed as Sharif and Emir of Mecca by the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II in 1908, then in 1916—after concluding a secret agreement with the British Empire—was proclaimed King of Arab countries (but only recognized as King of the Hejaz) after initiating the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. His sons Abdullah and Faisal assumed the thrones of Jordan and Iraq in 1921, and his first son Ali succeeded him in the Hejaz in 1924. This arrangement became known as the "Sharifian solution". Abdullah was assassinated in 1951, but his descendants continue to rule Jordan today. The other two branches of the dynasty did not survive; Ali was ousted by Ibn Saud after the British withdrew their support from Hussein in 1924–1925, and Faisal's grandson Faisal II was executed in the 1958 Iraqi coup d'état.
^"The Hashemites". King Abdullah II Official Website. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
^Curatola, Giovanni (2007). The Art and Architecture of Mesopotamia. Abbeville Press. ISBN 978-0-7892-0921-4.
^"Shiʿites in Arabia". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2019-08-29. The Zaydi denomination of the (Ḥasanid) Sharifian rulers of Mecca and the Imāmi-Shiʿi leanings of the (Ḥosaynid) emirs of Medina were well known to medieval Sunni and Shiʿi observers. This situation gradually changed under Mamluk rule (for the development over several centuries, up to the end of the Mamluk period, see articles by Mortel mentioned in the bibliography below). A number of Shiʿite and Sunnite sources hint at (alleged or real) sympathy for the Shiʿa among the Hāshemite (officially Sunni) families of the Ḥejāz, or at least some of their members
Ḥasanid Sharifs of Mecca (from whom the Hashemite royal family is directly descended), including the Hashemites' ancestor Qatadah ibn Idris, were Zaydī...
renewed in 2014 and is named after the Jordanian royal family, the Hashemites. The Hashemite Plaza includes open spaces, fountains, gardens, parking lots and...
establishment of a "national home" for Jews in Palestine. This was seen by the Hashemites and the Arabs as a betrayal of their previous agreements with the British...
Iraqi royal family, both the Hashemite regime fell and with it the short-lived Arab Federation. The deposition of the Hashemites in Iraq had immediate ramifications...
the 515 Hashemites as they walked down a main street carrying doner knives and wooden staffs, as well as riding in cars with “515 Hashemite” stickers...
historic conflict between the Hashemites of Hejaz and the Saudis of Riyadh (Nejd), which had already sparked the First Saudi-Hashemite War in 1919. The pretext...
The Hashemite University (الجامعة الهاشمية), often abbreviated HU, is a public university in Jordan. It was established in 1995. The university is located...
The Royal Hashemite Court (RHC) (Arabic: الديوان الملكي الهاشمي, Al-Diwan Al-Malaki Al-Hāshimy), which is historically known as Al-Maqar (Arabic: المقر...
[citation needed] The Hashemites were allies of the British in the conflict against the Ottoman Empire. After the war ended, the Hashemites achieved or were...
had promised to recognize. The Sharifian Army, led by Hussein and the Hashemites with backing from the British military's Egyptian Expeditionary Force...
especially their descendants, are also referred to as Hashimids, Hashimites, Hashemites,Bakara. and often carry the surname al-Hāshimī. These descendants, and...
location along the Hejaz Railway; its capture by British forces and the Hashemite Arab army facilitated the British advance towards Damascus. The second...
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The Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq (Arabic: المملكة العراقية الهاشمية, romanized: al-Mamlakah al-ʿIrāqiyyah ʾal-Hāshimyyah, lit. 'Iraqi Hashemite Kingdom')...
on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2019. "The Hashemites and the Creation of Transjordan". The Hashemites and the Creation of Transjordan Nadine Méouchy...
The king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Arabic: ملك المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية) is the monarchical head of state of Jordan. He serves as the head...
occupied with travel and in military campaigns against the Ottomans. The Hashemites had ruled the Hijaz within the Ottoman Empire before rebelling with British...
appointed them as Iraq's royal family after a plebiscite in 1921. The Hashemites were largely opposed by the Iraqi Shiites and Kurds. The Kingdom of Iraq...
The Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz (Arabic: المملكة الحجازية الهاشمية, Al-Mamlakah al-Ḥijāziyyah Al-Hāshimiyyah) was a state in the Hejaz region of Western...
Fatimid or Rashidun caliphates (green band). The red chevron is for the Hashemite dynasty, and the Arab Revolt. In addition to the bands and chevron, a...
Mandatory Palestine, accepted Hussein bin Ali (Hashemite Sharif of Mecca) as custodian of Al-Aqsa. The Hashemites are descendants of Muhammad, who ruled over...
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