Majali
Majali (Arabic: المجالي) is a Jordanian family that has been based in the town of Al Karak since at least the 1770s.[1] The Majali tribe originate from the Tamimi family and were named Al-Majali when they were exiled from Al-Khalil/Hebron by the Ottoman rule at the time.[2] Family members were in Al Karak for long periods of time and served both the Ottoman Turks and the Hashemite family that has ruled Jordan since 1921.
Notable figures[edit]
- Tawfeq al-Majali (1880–1920), Jordanian representative in the Ottoman Parliament (Maba'othan)
- Premier Hazza' al-Majali (1916–1960), Prime Minister of Jordan
- H.E Ayman Hazza' al-Majali (21st Century), Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan
- Eteiwi Al-Majali (1950–2015), Member of the House of Representatives
- Field Marshal Habis Al-Majali (1914–2001), Jordanian Chief of Staff
- Premier Abdelsalam Al-Majali (1925–2023), Prime Minister of Jordan
- Nasouh Salim Al Majali, Minister of Culture and Information, 1989-1990
- Lt. Gen. Hussein Al-Majali (born 1960), Commandant of Jordanian Public Security Forces
- Lt. Gen. Basheer Al-Majali (born 1960), Member of the Arab Interior Ministers Council
- Brig.General Abdelmajid Almajali, was a Jordanian commander in the Arab-Israeli 1967 war.
- Samer Al-Majali (21st century), Jordanian businessman
- Rakan Al Majali (21st century), Former Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Jordan
- Nasr Almajali 1952 Journalist Jordan UAE and United kingdom
References[edit]
- ^ The Modern History of Jordan. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992.
- ^ Lancaster, Fidelity (2013), People, Land and Water in the Arab Middle East: Environments and Landscapes in the Bilad Ash-Sham, Routledge, p. 122, ISBN 9781134411344
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