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Prince Nayef bin Abdullah

Son of King Abdullah I of Jordan (1914–1983)

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Prince Nayef bin Abdullah
Regent of Jordan
Prince Nayef at the coronation of his father, King Abdullah I, Amman, 1946
Born	14 November 1914 Ta'if, Kingdom of Hejaz
Died	12 October 1983(1983-10-12) (aged 68) Amman, Jordan
Burial	Royal Mausoleum, Raghadan Palace
Spouse	Mihrimah Sultan
Issue	Prince Ali bin Nayef Prince Asem bin Nayef
Names Nayef bin Abdullah bin Hussein bin Ali
House	Hashemite
Father	Abdullah I of Jordan
Mother	Suzdil Khanum
Religion	Islam

Prince Nayef bin Abdullah (14 November 1914 – 12 October 1983)^[1] was the younger son of King Abdullah I of Jordan, by his second wife, Suzdil Khanum.

Nayef attended Victoria College in Cairo. He underwent Military training in Turkey, being assigned as the honorary Aide-de-Camp of the Turkish President Ismet Inönü between April 1939 until shortly before the outbreak of World War II in September the same year.^[2] He became regent of Jordan on 20 July 1951, following the assassination of Abdullah, because his older half-brother King Talal was reportedly suffering from poor health. Nayef ruled in his 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[edit]

• Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (Kingdom of Jordan).^{[citation needed]}
• Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence (Kingdom of Jordan).^{[citation needed]}
• Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan (Kingdom of Jordan).^{[citation needed]}
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (Spain, 5 September 1949).^[3]
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit (with white distinctive) (Spain, 6 September 1949).^[4]
• Knight Grand Cross (Special Class) of the Order of the Two Rivers (Kingdom of Iraq).^{[citation needed]}

Ancestry[edit]

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