apparent throughout history Heir apparent to Abdullah I 1946–1951: Talal bin Abdullah, the eldest son of Abdullah I Heir apparent to Talal 1951–1952: Hussein bin Talal, the eldest son of Talal Heirs presumptive and heirs apparent to Hussein 1952–1962: Muhammad bin Talal, the eldest brother of Hussein (heir presumptive) 1962–1965: Abdullah bin Hussein, the eldest son of Hussein (heir apparent) 1965–1999: Hassan bin Talal, the second brother of Hussein (by decree) 1999: Abdullah bin Hussein, the eldest son of Hussein (by decree and Constitution) King Hussein's brother, Prince Muhammad, was the heir presumptive to the throne until the birth of Hussein's eldest son, Abdullah. Abdullah was his father's heir apparent from his birth in 1962 until 1965, when King Hussein decided to appoint his 18-year-old brother Hassan as heir apparent because of the unstable times in the 1960s. Shortly after his marriage to Queen Noor, King Hussein instructed his brother to appoint Prince Ali (Hussein's eldest son from his marriage to Queen Alia) as his heir apparent. However, by 1992, Hussein changed his mind. Besides his own sons, the King seriously regarded his nephew, Prince Talal bin Muhammad, as his possible heir. Finally, on 25 January 1999, shortly before his death, Hussein proclaimed Abdullah his heir apparent again and was succeeded by him on his death. Heirs apparent to Abdullah II 1999–2004: Hamzah bin Hussein, the third brother of Abdullah II (by decree) 2004–present: Hussein bin Abdullah, the eldest son of Abdullah II (2004–09 by Constitution; 2009–present by decree and Constitution) References The King and His Prerogatives: Article 2008 Robins, Philip: A History of Jordan'' Cambridge University Press 2004 Jordan Jordanian monarchy Jordan-related lists