1773 - 1788 H.H. Sharif Surur bin Masa'ad, Grand Sharif of Mecca. b. 1744, eldest son of Sharif Masa'ad bin Said II, Grand Sharif of Mecca, educ. privately. Entered Mecca at the head of and army and deposed his uncle, 5th February 1773. Deposed 21st January 1788. m. 1779, her distant cousin, Lalla Lubaba, daughter of his distant cousin, H.M. Sultan 'Alawi Sidi Muhammad III, Sultan of Morocco, etc. He d. at Mecca, 20th September 1788, having had issue, six sons:
1) H.H. Amir Yahya II bin Surur, Grand Sharif of Mecca - see below.
2) Sharif 'Abdu'llah bin Surur. b. at Mecca, ca. 1776, educ. privately. Rebelled against his uncle at the age of 12. He had issue, seven sons:
a) Sharif Masa'ad bin 'Abdu'llah.
b) Sharif Hashim bin 'Abdu'llah. He d. at Constantinople, 1850, having had issue, one son:
i) Sharif 'Atiq 'Ali Pasha.
c) Sharif 'Ali bin 'Abdu'llah.
d) Sharif Muhammad bin 'Abdu'llah. He had issue, two sons.
1788 - 1813 H.H. Sharif Ghalib, Grand Sharif of Mecca. b. 1750, educ. Succeeded on the death of his brother, 31st January 1788. Deposed by the Turks 2nd November 1813 and exiled with his family to Salonika. m. several wives including (a) a sister of Sharif 'Usman bin 'Abdu'r-Rahman al-Madaifi and (b) Sharifa Kamar (k. (poisoned) at Salonika, Greece, 1816). He d. in exile at Salonika, Greece, January 1817, having had issue three sons and two daughters:
1) Sharif Hussein bin Ghalib. He d. at Alexandria, January 1814.
2) Sharif 'Abdu'llah bin Ghalib. He was k. (poisoned) at Salonika, Greece, with his wife and son, 1816, having had issue one son:
a) Sharif Muhammad bin 'Abdu'llah. He was k. (poisoned) at Salonika, Greece, with both his parents 1816.
3) H.H. Amir 'Abdu'l-Mutalib bin Ghalib, Grand Sharif of Mecca - see below.
4) Sharif 'Ali bin Ghalib. He had issue, two sons:
a) Sharif Husain bin 'Ali.
b) Sharif Muhsen bin 'Ali. He had issue, a son:
i) Sharif Nasir bin Muhsen.
5) Sharif Yahya bin Ghalib. He had issue, a son:
a) Sharif Luwai bin Yahya
1) Sharifa Emira bint Ghalib (d/o Kamar). She was k. (poisoned) at Salonika, Greece, 1816.
2) Sharifa Muzeyma bint Ghalib. Escaped the extermination of her family in 1816.
1813 - 1827 H.H. Amir Yahya II, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. Appointed by the Turks to succeed his uncle, 2nd November 1813. Deposed August 1827. He d. at Cairo, 1838, having had issue, two sons:
1827-1836, 1840-1851 and 1856-1858 H.H. Amir Muhammad III bin 'Abdu'l Muin al-'Aun, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. b. at Mecca, 1767, son of Sharif 'Abdu'l Muin bin 'Aun, educ. Proclaimed at Mecca in succession to his cousin, September 1827. Deposed in 1836 but restored in 1840. Deposed again July 1851, re-appointed 6th January 1856. Installed at Mecca, 17th April 1856. m. (first) …(d. after 23rd January 1864). m. (second) Bicha, daughter of Ali-Séhéri. m. (third) at Ménader, 15th September 1834, Méreï (?), the sister of a widow of 'Ali of Assir.He d. at Mecca, 28th March 1858, having had issue, six sons and four daughters, including:
1) H.H. Amir 'Abdu'llah Kamil Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca (s/o the first wife) - see below.
2) Sharif 'Ali bin Muhammad. b. 1833. m. (a) a Circassian lady. m. (b) Salha, a Yemeni widow from the Bani-Shahar tribe. He d. at Constantinople, Turkey, 1871, having had issue, two sons and four daughters:
a) H.M. Hussein ibn 'Ali, King of the Hijaz (s/o Salha) - see below.b) H.H. Prince Nasser bin 'Ali Pasha. b. at Constantinople, Turkey, 1863, educ. at Constantinople. Appointed as Deputy Grand Sharif to his brother Hussein, 29th October 1908. Senator of the Ottoman Empire 1908-1919. Granted the personal title of Prince (Amir) with the style of His Highness by his brother, King Hussein ibn 'Ali of the Hijaz. Rcvd: the Imperial Orders of the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh) 2nd class and of Nobility (Nishan-i-Majidieh)2nd class of Turkey. m. (first) at Mecca 1879, Dilber Khanum. m. (second) Perendis Khanum. m. (third) Munira Khanum. m. (fourth) Nafi'a Khanum (d. 1922), daughter of Halil Pasha. He had issue, seven sons and four daughters:
(1) Lieutenant-General Sharif Nasser bin Jamil. b. at Amman, Jordan, 7th August 1927, educ. Freres Coll., Jerusalem and Athamiya Coll., Baghdad. Cmsnd. 2nd-Lieut. Jordan Arab Army, Col. Royal Guards 1957, Cdr. Royal Guards Bde. 1959-1961, Brig. cdg. Armoured Bde. 1961-1964, Maj-Gen. and dep. C-in-C 1965-1967, ADC General to the King 1966, Lt-Gen. and C-in-C 1969-1970. m. (first) (div.) Sharifa Fatima Newzad bint Rakan, daughter of Sharif Rakan bin Nasser. m. (second) Hind Mango Nasser (b. at Jerusalem, Palestine, 1935), educ. St Joseph's Sch., Jerusalem, Beirut Women's Coll., Lebanon (BA), and Royal Inst. of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan, abstract artist, Chair. Cttee. National Music Conservatory. He d. 23rd March 1979, having had issue, two sons and three daughters by his first wife, and one son and two daughters by his second:
(a) H.H. Sharif Jamil bin Nasser. b. at Amman, Jordan, 27th December 1952 (s/oSharifa Fatima Newzad). Chair. and CEO Jordan French Insurance Co. m. Maqbula bint Zaben. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
(i) Sharif Nasser bin Jamil, educ. RMA Sandhurst. Cmsnd. 2nd-Lieut. Jordan Arab Army 2002.
(c) H.H. Sharif Nasser bin Nasser. b. posthumously at Amman, 1979 (s/o Hind), educ. Princeton Univ., New Jersey, USA (MA 2003).
(a) H.H. Sharifa Zein al-Sharif bint Nasser. b. at Amman, 1954 (d/oSharifa Fatima Newzad), educ. St. Stevens Coll., Kent, Hatchlands Coll., Surrey, and Infosystems, San Diego, California, USA. Financing Mngr. Jordan Badia Research and Development Programme 1998, Dir. of Finance & International Relations at the Higher Cncl. for Science & Technology, Dir. Development Dept. of the Royal Court 2003-2006, Assistant for Youth, Women, Education & Development at HM's Tribal Affairs Advisory since 2006. Chair. National Bedouin Women's Cttee., National Water Harvesting Cttee., and the Hashemite Fund for Badia Development since 2004. Hon Presdt Rweished Women's Soc. Mbr. Royal Committee tasked with setting up IT & community service centres and the Royal Committee for Camel Conservation, Mbr. International Assembly for Arid & Semi-Arid Regions, International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC) Brd., the Steering Cttee. for Badia Rehabilitation Program (UNCC), National Cttee. for Housing the Poor, Low & Middle Income Groups, Royal Cttee. for Development of Higher Education & Vocational Training, and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources. m. (first) (div.) Muhammad Madi. m. (second) Omar Shoter, Assist Dir-Gen Arabsat, CEO NoorSat since 2004.
(b) H.H. Sharifa Nur bint Nasser. b. at Amman, 1956 (d/oSharifa Fatima Newzad). m. H.E. 'Abdu'llah bin 'Abdu'l Hamid Siraj, Ambassador & Envoy. Extr. to Spain 2001-2006, rcvd: GC of the Orders of Independence of Jordan, and Civil Merit of Spain (24.2.2006).
(c) H.H. Sharifa Rajiha bint Nasser. b. at Amman, 1959 (d/oSharifa Fatima Newzad). m. (div.) Dr Nidal Arafat.
(e) H.H. Sharifa Zeinab bint Nasser. b. at Amman, 1976 (d/o Hind).
(1) Sharifa Zein bint Jamil 'Ali [H.M. Queen Zein of Jordan]. b. in Egypt, 2nd August 1915. Rcvd: GC with collar of the Order of Hussein ibn 'Ali. m. at Amman, 27th November 1934, H.M. Talal I, King of Jordan (b. at Mecca, 26th February 1909; d. at Istanbul, Turkey, 8th July 1972), eldest son of H.M. 'Abdu'llah I, King of Jordan, GCMG, GBE, by his first wife H.M. Queen Musbah, elder twin daughter of H.H. Amir Nasser Pasha. She d. at Lausanne, Switzerland, 26th April 1994, having had issue three sons and one daughter - see Jordan.
(2) Sharifa Nafi'a bint Jamil 'Ali. m. Sharif Fawwaz al-Muhanna (b. 1906; d. 1967),City Architect of Amman Municipality 1933-1937, in private practice from 1937, architect of Amman Municipality buildings, Basman Palace, and the French and Turkish ambassadorial residences in Amman. She had issue, a daughter:
(a) Sharifa Wijdan bint Fawwaz al-Hashimi [H.R.H. Princess Wijdan 'Ali]. b. at Baghdad, 29th August 1939, educ. Sisters of Nazareth Convent, Amman; American Univ. of Beirut (BA 1961); Univ. Coll. and SOAS, London (MA 1991, PhD 1993). Entered Jordanian Foreign Service (first woman) 1962, Rep. at UN General Assembly New York 1962, and UNESCO Geneva 1962, resig. 1966, Editor of Islamic art for the Encyclopaedia of Islamic Culture, Dir. of Research and Studies at Amman Inst. of Diplomacy, teacher and lecturer at Yarmouk Univ., and the Higher Institute for Islamic Art and Architecture, Dean Faculty of Arts and Design of the Univ. of Jordan 2002-2006, Ambassador to Italy since 2006. Painter, teacher and author since 1964. Founder Presdt. Royal Soc. of Fine Arts (Amman) since 1979 and the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts 1980, Vice-Presdt. Jordan Inst. of Diplomacy, Mbr. Arab Thought Forum, World Affairs Cncl. and the Brd. of Govs. Intl. Centre for Islamic Studies (London), Hon. Dr. Kabardino Balkarian State Univ. (Moscow) (2004). Author of "Contemporary Art From the Islamic World" (1989), and "Introduction to Islamic Art: Umayyads, AbbaSlds, Andaluslons and Fatlmlds". Rcvd: Al-Hussein Gold Medal for Artistic Achievement (1995), Officer of the Order of Arts & Letters of France (1987), etc. m. at Amman, 11th April 1969, as his first wife, H.R.H. Prince 'Ali bin Naif (b. 10th August 1941), elder son of Colonel H.R.H. Prince Naif of Jordan, by his wife H.I.H. Princess Mihr-i-Mah Sultana, daughter of Major-General H.I.H. Prince Sultan Muhammad Zia ud-din Effendi of Turkey, GCVO. She had issue, one son and three daughters - see Jordan.
iv) Sharif Rakan bin Nasser Bey (s/o Nafa'a). m. Qudrat, née Badrakhan. He had issue, one son and four daughters:
1) H.E. Sharif Ghazi bin Rakan Nasser. b. at Cairo, Egypt, 1939, educ. Victoria Coll., Alexandria and RAF Coll., Cranwell. Cmsnd. RJAF, Dir-Gen. of Civil Aviation in Jordan 1971-1972 and 1974-1982, MD Arab Wings Co. Ltd. 1982. Mbr. RACJ. m. Huzaima [H.H. Sharifa Huzaima Nasser], CVO (19.7.1966) (b. August 1940), sometime Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Muna al-Hussein, elder daughter of 'Abdu'l Jabbar Mahmud, by his wife H.R.H. Princess Rajiha, second daughter of H.M. Faisal I, King of Iraq, GCB, GCMG, Royal Victorian Chain. He had issue, one son and three daughters:
(a) Sharif Rakan bin Ghazi Nasser. b. at Amman, Jordan, 20th August 1965. m. Karima Rakan, née Yolanda Bravo Herradon. He d. 16th July 1992, having had issue, an only daughter:
(i) Sharifa Haya bint Rakan Nasser. b. 18th June 1989.
(a) Sharifa Rajha bint Ghazi. b. at Amman, Jordan, October 1969. m. Amer Muhaisen. She has issue, two sons and one daughter:
(b) Sharifa Sarra bint Ghazi. b. at Guildford, Surrey, 4th May 1971, educ. Roedean Sch., Brighton, RMA Sandhurst, Univ. Coll., London (B.Sc.) and Royal Inst. of Counselling, Glasgow (cert.). Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut Jordan Arab Army 1990, Directorate of Women's Affairs Head of Manpower 1993-1994, Head of Training 1994-1996, and Head of Cadet Programme Royal Hashemite Court since 2006. m.at Amman, Jordan, 4th August 1993, Raad bin Ghazi Al-Rifai (b. at Amman, Jordan, 3rd April 1965), educ. Univ. of Hartford, Connecticut (BSc), and Boston Univ., Massachusetts (MSc), USA, CEO The International Foundation for Investment Co Ltd, Vice-Chair Jordanian Public Payphones (JPP) Co Ltd until 1999, elder son of H.E. Ghazi bin Munir Al-Rifai, sometime Minister for Transport & Postal Services of Jordan, by his wife, Jacqueline Al-Rifai, née Chagniot, from France. She has issue, one son and three daughters:
(i) Faisal bin Raad Al-Rifai. b. 30th August 1995.
(i) Huzaima bint Raad Al-Rifai. b. 15th September 1997.
(ii) Sumaya bint Raad Al-Rifai. b. 1st June 2000.
(iii) Cathra bint Raad Al-Rifai. b. 1st November 2001.
(c) Sharifa Nafisa bint Ghazi. b. at Amman, Jordan, June 1978. m. at Amman, Jordan, 1998, Muhammad Alayyan (b. at Amman, Jordan, 1973), educ. Georgetown Univ., Washington DC, USA, Chair. United Jordan Press Co., CEO & Publisher "Al Waseet" classified newspaper since 1998, Al Faridah Specialized Printing Co since 2000, and "Al Ghad" newspaper, Chair. & MD Jordanian United TV Broadcasting Co. (ATV) 2007, Vice-Presdt. International Advertising Assoc. (Jordan Chapter), Mbr. IFRA Brd., etc, son of Khalid M.B. Alayyan, Chair. Suma Fruits International, National Arab Motors Co., Al Quds Insurance Co., etc. She has issue, one son and two daughters:
(2) Sharifa Fatima Newzad bint Rakan. m. as his first wife, (div.) Lieutenant-General Sharif Nasser bin Jamal 'Ali (b. at Amman, 7th August 1927; d. 23rd March 1979), son of Sharif Jamil 'Ali Bey, sometime Governor of the Hauran, by his wife, Wijdan Khanum, daughter of Shaker Pasha. She had issue, two sons and three daughters - see above.
(3) Sharifa Huzaima bint Rakan. m. H.E. Dr Suleiman Al-Dajani, Permanent Representative for Jordan to FAO in Rome 1979, Ambassador to Australia 1983. She had issue:
(a) Danah bint Suleiman Al-Dajani, educ. Univ. of Bath, UK. Dir. Princess Basma Youth Resource Centre, External Relations Dir. & Youth Development Advisor for The Jordanian Hashimite Fund for Human Development 2005-2007, CSR Mngr at Abdali Investment & Development plc since 2007, Eisenhower Fellow 2005.
(4) Sharifa Thuraya bint Rakan. b. 14th March 1945. m. (first) at Amman, Jordan, 1966 (div.), Sharif Zied bin Hussein (b. 3rd July 1947; m. second, Ferihan Debbas), only son of H.H. Prince Hussein bin Nasser, GCVO, sometime Prime Minister of Jordan, by his wife H.R.H. Princess Makbula, third daughter of H.M. 'Abdu'llah I, King of Jordan, GCMG, GBE. She had issue, one son - see below.
vi) H.H. Prince Hussein bin Nasser Bey, GCVO (19.7.1966). b. at Taif, 30th November 1902 (s/o Perendis), educ. Constantinople Law Coll. Private Sec. to King Faisal I of Iraq 1929-1935, attaché Iraqi legation at Ankara 1935-1937, Assist. Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1938-1942, Assist. Chief of the Royal Household 1944-1946, Consul-Gen. at Jerusalem and chargé d'Affaires at Amman 1946-1948, Envoy Ext. & Minister Plen. to Turkey 1949-1950, Minister Paris 1950-1951, Jordanian Ambassador to Spain 1953-1961, Lord Chamberlain 1961-1963, 1964-1967, and 1967-1974, Minister of the Royal Court 1963-1964, Prime Minister 1963-1964 and 1967, Senator of the Kingdom of Jordan 1969-1971, 1971-1973, and 1973-1974. Granted the personal title of Prince (Amir) with the style of His Highness by King 'Abdu'llah I of Jordan. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of the Renaissance (special class), Independence, and Star of Jordan, Isabel the Catholic (12.12.1961) and Civil Merit (3.6.1955) of Spain, Christ of Portugal, Merit of the Republic of Italy (31.8.1963), George I of Greece, Star of China, and the Cedars of Lebanon, the Orders of the Two Rivers 1st class of Iraq, Humayun 1st class of Iran, etc. m. at Amman, 1943, H.R.H. Princess Maqbula (b. at Mecca, 6th February 1921; d. at Amman, 1st January 2001), third daughter of H.M. 'Abdu'llah I, King of Jordan, GCMG, GBE, by his second wife, H.H. Princess Suzdil. He d. at Amman, Jordan, 1st May 1982, having had issue, one son:
(1) Sharif Zied bin Hussein. b. 3rd July 1947. m. (first) at Amman, his first cousin, (div.) Sharifa Thuraya bint Rakan (b. 14th March 1945), youngest daughter of Sharif Rakan bin Nasser Bey, by his wife, Qudrat, née Badrakhan. m. (second) Ferihan (b. 3rd May 1952), née Debbas. He had issue one son by his first and three sons by his second wife:
(a) Sharif Hussein bin Zied. b. at Amman, Jordan, 12th September 1967 (s/o Thuraya). m. (first) …m. (second) 27th October 2002, Rusha Al-Ahmad (b. 16th April 1973). He has issue, by his second wife:
(b) Sharif Hassan bin Zied. b. at Amman, Jordan, 22nd May 1974 (s/o Ferihan), educ. American Community Sch., Amman, Valley Forge Military Acad., Pensylvania (Assoc. Degree), and Boston Univ. (BS 1997). Business owner. m. 2007, Farah, Dep. Dir. Gen. Armoush Tourist Investment Co Ltd, daughter of Ahmad Armoush, Chair. Jordan National Shipping Lines.
(c) Captain Sharif 'Ali bin Zied. b. at Amman, Jordan, 8th July 1975 (s/o Ferihan), educ. American Community Sch., Amman, Emerson Coll., Boston, Massachusetts (BS 1998). Worked for Senator John Kerry Massachusetts Org. 1997-1998, United Nations Compensation Commission, Geneva, Switzerland 1998, cmsnd. 2nd-Lieut. Jordan Arab Army 2004, prom Capt 2007. Rcvd: the Order of Independence 4th class (2007). m. 2008, Fida, née Dawani, a senior project mngr. at OFFTEC. He was k. in a bombing at Khost, Afghanistan, 29th December 2009.
(d) Sharif 'Abdu'llah bin Zied. b. at Amman, Jordan, 10th October 1976 (s/o Ferihan), educ. Amman Baccaluareate Sch., The Citadel Military Coll., South Carolina. Advisor Ministry of Planning. Rcvd: the Order of Independence 4th class (1998). m. 2003, Dawn, née Bississo, educ. Santa Margarita Catholic High Sch., Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA. He has issue, one son:
i) Sharifa Musbah Khanum [H.M. Queen Musbah of Jordan]. b. at Mecca, 1885 (twin with her sister Queen Huzaima) (d/o Dilber). m. at Constantinople, 1904, as his first wife, H.M. 'Abdu'llah I, King of Jordan, GCMG, GBE (b. at Mecca, November 1881; d. at Jerusalem, 20th July 1951), third son of H.M. Hussein I, Caliph al-Islam, King of the Hijaz, Commander of the Faithful, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca, GCB, by his first wife Sharifa Abdiya bint 'Abdu'llah, daughter of H.H. Amir 'Abdu'llah bin Muhammed, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. She d. at Irbid, 15th March 1961, having had issue, one son and one daughter - see Jordan.
ii) Sharifa Huzaima Khanum [H.M. Queen Huzaima of Iraq]. b. at Mecca, 1885 (twin with her sister Queen Musbah) (d/o Dilber). m. at Constantinople, 1904, H.M. Faisal I, King of Iraq, GCB, GCMG, Royal Victorian Chain (b. at Taif, Hijaz 20th May 1883; d. at Berne, Switzerland, 8th September 1933), fourth son of H.M. Hussein I, Caliph al-Islam, King of the Hijaz, Commander of the Faithful, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca, GCB, by his first wife, Sharifa Abdiya bint 'Abdu'llah, daughter of H.H. Amir 'Abdu'llah bin Muhammed, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. She d. at Baghdad, 27th March 1935, having had issue one son and three daughters - see Iraq.
iii) Sharifa Jamila Khanum (d/o Dilber).
iv) Sharifa Fatima Khanum (d/o Nafa'a). m. AmirSharif Muhammad Muhsin, grandson of a former Amir of Mecca.
d) Sharifa Rahma bint 'Ali. m.H.H. Amir 'Ali Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca (b. 1859; d. in Egypt, after 1932), second son of H.H. Amir 'Abdu'llah bin Muhammad, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. She had issue - see below.
3) H.H. Amir Hussein Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca - see below.
4) H.H. Amir Aun ar-Rafiq Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca - see below.
5) Sharif Sultan bin Muhammad. b. 1843. He d. April/May 1867, having had issue, a daughter.
6) H.H. Amir 'Abdu'l-Ilah Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca - see below.
1858 - 1877 1858 - 1877 H.H. Amir 'Abdu'llah Kamil Pasha bin Muhammad, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. b. 1823. Turkish Minister of State 1855-1858. Appointed by the Sultan of Turkey to succeed his father, 1st May 1858. He d. at Taif, 26th June 1877, having had issue, three sons and four daughters:
1) Sharif Sharaf bin 'Abdu'llah. b. at Mecca, 1851. He d. at Taif, 1871.
2) H.H. Amir 'Ali Pasha, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca - see below.
3) Sharif Muhammed Pasha. b. 1864, educ. privately. He d. 19th November 1893, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
1) Sharifa Abidiya Khanum. m. at Mecca, as his first wife, H.M. Hussein ibn 'Ali, Caliph al-Islam, King of the Hijaz, Commander of the Faithful, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca, GCB (b. at Constantinople, Turkey, 1854; d. at Amman, Jordan, 4th June 1931), eldest son of Sharif 'Ali bin Muhammad, by his wife, Salha. She d. 1888, having had issue four sons and one daughter - see below.
1877 - 1880 H.H. Amir Hussein bin Muhammad, Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca. b. 1838. Turkish Minister of State 1874-1877. Appointed by the Sultan of Turkey to succeed his brother, 11th July 1877. He d.s.p.m. from wounds received from an assassin, at Jeddah, 15th March 1880, having had issue, three daughters.