Abdullah II of Jordan

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King of Jordan human monarch

Abdullah II of Jordan is the reigning King of Jordan, known for his pro-Western stance, efforts toward regional stability and peace, and gradual political and economic reforms in the kingdom.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Abdullah II of Jordan canonical	46
King Abdullah II of Jordan	46
His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein	2
King of Jordan	2
Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein	1
King Abdullah II	1
King Abdullah II of Jordan (nephew by marriage)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T150804 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Abdullah II of Jordan
Context triple: [King Hussein of Jordan, successor, Abdullah II of Jordan]

A. King Hussein of Jordan
King Hussein of Jordan was the long-reigning monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, known for his efforts to modernize the country and pursue peace in the Middle East.
B. Talal of Jordan
Talal of Jordan was King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952, known for introducing a liberal constitution before abdicating due to health reasons.
C. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia was the Saudi monarch who modernized the kingdom’s infrastructure, deepened its alliance with the United States, and played a pivotal leadership role during the Gulf War.
D. Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Khaldoon Al Mubarak is an Emirati businessman and influential executive known for overseeing Manchester City’s rise to prominence under Abu Dhabi ownership.
E. Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein
Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein is a Jordanian royal, humanitarian, and former Olympic equestrian known for her international advocacy on issues such as hunger, health, and children’s rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Abdullah II of Jordan
Target entity description: Abdullah II of Jordan is the reigning King of Jordan, known for his pro-Western stance, efforts toward regional stability and peace, and gradual political and economic reforms in the kingdom.

A. King Hussein of Jordan
King Hussein of Jordan was the long-reigning monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, known for his efforts to modernize the country and pursue peace in the Middle East.
B. Talal of Jordan
Talal of Jordan was King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952, known for introducing a liberal constitution before abdicating due to health reasons.
C. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia was the Saudi monarch who modernized the kingdom’s infrastructure, deepened its alliance with the United States, and played a pivotal leadership role during the Gulf War.
D. Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Khaldoon Al Mubarak is an Emirati businessman and influential executive known for overseeing Manchester City’s rise to prominence under Abu Dhabi ownership.
E. Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein
Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein is a Jordanian royal, humanitarian, and former Olympic equestrian known for her international advocacy on issues such as hunger, health, and children’s rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Jordan ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
birthDate	1962-01-30 ⓘ
birthPlace	Amman ⓘ Jordan ⓘ
child	Prince Hamzah bin Hussein ⓘ surface form: Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan Prince Hashem bin Abdullah ⓘ Princess Iman bint Hussein ⓘ surface form: Princess Iman bint Abdullah Princess Salma bint Abdullah ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Jordan ⓘ
describedBySource	King of Jordan since 1999 ⓘ
educatedAt	Deerfield Academy ⓘ Eaglebrook School ⓘ Walsh School of Foreign Service ⓘ surface form: Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Georgetown University ⓘ Pembroke College, Oxford ⓘ Royal Military College, Sandhurst ⓘ surface form: Royal Military Academy Sandhurst St Edmund’s School, Hindhead ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Hashemite dynasty ⓘ surface form: Hashemite
familyName	Al Hussein ⓘ
father	King Hussein of Jordan ⓘ surface form: Hussein of Jordan
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	Abdullah ⓘ
knownFor	counterterrorism efforts ⓘ economic reform in Jordan ⓘ political reform in Jordan ⓘ pro-Western foreign policy ⓘ promoting regional stability ⓘ supporting Israeli–Palestinian peace process ⓘ
languageSpoken	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ
memberOf	Hashemite dynasty ⓘ
militaryBranch	Jordanian Armed Forces ⓘ
militaryRank	field marshal ⓘ
mother	Princess Muna al-Hussein ⓘ
name	Abdullah II of Jordan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein
nobleTitle	King of Jordan ⓘ surface form: King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
notableWork	A Promise Fulfilled (autobiography) ⓘ
occupation	king ⓘ politician ⓘ
positionHeld	King of Jordan ⓘ
predecessor	King Hussein of Jordan ⓘ surface form: Hussein of Jordan
religion	Islam ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ
residence	Al Husseiniya Palace ⓘ Al Husseiniya Palace ⓘ surface form: Raghadan Palace
spouse	Queen Rania of Jordan ⓘ
startTime	1999-02-07 ⓘ
title	Abdullah II of Jordan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein

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