The Jordanian general election of2010 followed a dissolution of Parliament by the King who has reigned since what year?
Abdullah II of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein (Arabic: عبد الله الثاني بن الحسين‎ ‎ , "ʿAbdullāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn Al-Ḥusayn", born 30 January 1962) has been King of Jordan since the 1999 death of his father, King Hussein. According to Abdullah, he is a 41st-generation direct descendant of Muhammad as he belongs to the Hashemite family—who have ruled Jordan since 1921.
1989 Jordanian protests The 1989 Jordanian protests (Arabic: هبة نيسان‎ ‎ , April boon) started in Ma'an on 18 April after the government cut food subsidies, increasing its price. Demonstrations and riots quickly reached neighboring southern towns. Protestors accused the government of rampant corruption, and demanded that the prime minister Zaid Al-Rifai be sacked; martial law be lifted; the electoral laws be reformed; and restrictions on freedom of expression and freedom of the press be removed.