1630
- 1631 Sharif 'Abdu'llah I bin Hasan, Grand Sharif
of Mecca. Succeeded his nephew, November 1630. Briefly
deposed in favour of Sharif 'Aun bin Idris 'Abdu'l
Karim, March to July 1631. Abdicated in favour of his
second son, September 1631. He had issue, nine sons
(ancestor of the Abadillah clan):
1) 1) Sharif
Hamud bin 'Abdu'llah, Grand Sharif of Mecca - see
below.
2) Sharif
Muhammad bin 'Abdu'llah, Grand Sharif of Mecca -
see below.
3) Sharif Husain
bin 'Abdu'llah. He had issue, a son:
2.
Sharif Fawwaz bin
el-Nasser. He had issue,
two sons:
a.
Sharif Zeid bin
Fawwaz. Governor of Taif
1908-1913. He d.
January 1913, having had
issue, three sons:
i.
Sharif 'Abdu'llah
bin Zeid.
ii.
H.H. Prince Shaker bin
Zeid, Amir of the
Ataibah. b. 1889.
Governor of Taif 1916,
took part in the Arab
Revolt 1916-1918, Regent
of Transjordan 21st
July to 19th
August 1924. Presdt.
Bedouin Affairs Control
Brd. 1929-1934. Granted
the personal title of
Prince (Amir) with
the style of His
Highness by King
'Abdu'llah I of Jordan. m.
a daughter of the Sharif
of Churma. He d.
at Amman, December 1934,
having had issue,
including a son and a
daughter:
i.
H.H. Sharif Sharaf
bin Rajih al-Fawwaz. b.
at Taif, 1880, educ.
Constantinople. Governor
of Taif 1916-1925,
Senator of Transjordan
1940-1941 and 1944-1946,
and of Jordan 1946-1955,
Regent of Iraq under
Rashid 'Ali 10th
April but fled to Iran on
the approach of the
Allied forces, 30th
May 1941. Captured and
exiled to Southern
Rhodesia 1941-1944. Rcvd:
GC of the Order of the
Renaissance, and Medal of
Honour 1st
class of Jordan. m.
(first) a daughter of the
Sharif of Taif. m.
(second) Sharifa
'Azma (d. 1950),
sister of his first wife,
younger daughter of the
Sharif of Taif. He d.
at Amman, 1955, having
had issue, three sons and
two daughters:
2a.
H.E. Sharif Fawaz
Sharaf. b. at
Amman, 1938, educ.
American Univ. of Beirut.
Entered Jordanian Foreign
Service 1961, served in
the Prime Minister's
Office 1962-1963, Mbr.
Delegation to the UN
General Assembly in New
York 1963-1965, Minister
for Foreign Affairs
1965-1966, Youth Care
1966, Culture & Youth
1976 and 1978-1980,
Dir-Gen. Youth &
Sports Org. 1974-1976,
Ambassador to the USA
1980-1983, and to Germany
1983-1989, and France,
Vice-Presdt. Jordanian
Olympic Cttee. He has
issue, three sons:
1b.
Sharif Sharaf
Fawaz Sharaf.
2b.
Sharif Aoun Fawaz
Sharaf.
3b.
Sharif 'Ali Fawaz
Sharaf.
3a.
H.E. Sharif
'Abdu'l-Hamid Sharaf, GBE
(c 19.7.1966). b.
at Baghdad, 8th
July 1939, educ.
American Univ. of Beirut
(MA), and Georgetown
Univ., Washington DC
(Ph.D.). Chief of Arab
Affairs, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
1962-1963, Chief of
Political Dept. 1963,
Dir-Gen. Broadcasting
1963-1964, Assist. Chief
of the Royal Court
1964-1965, Min. for
Information and
Broadcasting 1965-1967,
Delegate to the UN
General Assembly in New
York 1968-1974,
Ambassador to the USA
1967-1972 (conc. to
Canada 1969-1972), Perm.
Rep. UN 1972-1977, Chief
of the Royal Court
1976-1979, Prime Minister
and Minister for Defence
and Foreign Affairs
1979-1980. m. at
Paris, 1965, H.E. Leila
Sharaf (b. at
Beirut, 1940, educ.
American Univ. of
Beirut), Senator 1998,
Minister for Information,
Presdt. American Univ.
Assoc. of North America
1976-1977, daughter of
Dr. Najjar. He d.
in his sleep at Amman, 3rd
July 1980, having had
issue, two sons: