Assassination of Abdullah I of Jordan

Date: July 20, 1951 • Location: West Jerusalem, Israel

Abdullah I of Jordan was assassinated while visiting the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Abdullah I was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was the Emir of Transjordan, a British protectorate, until 25 May 1946, after which he was king of an independent Jordan. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Abdullah was a 38th-generation direct descendant of Muhammad.