ul az iz ▁Al ▁Sa ud , ▁as ▁governor . ▁The ▁region ▁was ▁later ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁ ▁In ▁Trans j ord an , ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁granted ▁its ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁with ▁Abd ul lah ▁as ▁r uler . ▁The ▁degree ▁of ▁independence ▁that ▁was ▁afford ed ▁to ▁the ▁Arab ▁states ▁by ▁colonial ▁powers ▁was ▁an ▁on going ▁issue ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁however ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Trans j ord an , ▁the ▁independence ▁enjoyed ▁was ▁limited ; ▁with ▁substantial ▁influence ▁and ▁control ▁was ▁reserved ▁by ▁British ▁government ▁in ▁London . ▁In ▁domestic ▁affairs ▁the ▁local ▁r uler ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁power ▁non eth eless ; ▁but ▁these ▁powers ▁were ▁exerc ised ▁in ▁an ▁aut ocr atic ▁manner ▁by ▁the ▁Hash em ite ▁family ▁while ▁remaining ▁under ▁the ▁super int end ence ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Res ident ▁in ▁Am man , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁high ▁commission er ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁Abd ul lah ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁but ▁his ▁descend ants ▁continue ▁to ▁rule ▁Jordan ▁today . ▁▁ ▁In ▁Ira q , ▁the ▁Hash em ites ▁ruled ▁for ▁almost ▁four ▁dec ades , ▁until ▁F ais al ' s ▁grand son ▁F ais al ▁II ▁was ▁executed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Ira qi ▁coup ▁d ' état . ▁ ▁M embers ▁and ▁family ▁tree ▁ ▁An c est ry ▁S ources : ▁ ▁Jordan ian ▁main ▁branch