Abdullah I — Arabic Wikipedia

Arabic Wikipedia article on Abdullah I bin al-Hussein al-Hashimi (1299–1370 AH / 1882–1951 CE), founder of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and its first king, known as the Founder King, and second of Sharif Hussein's four sons; born at Mecca and educated there and at Istanbul, a poet and man of letters, he led Arab forces in the Great Arab Revolt, founded the Emirate of Transjordan on 11 April 1921, gave it its first constitution in 1928, won its independence on 25 May 1946, and was assassinated at the entrance of al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.