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.
Monarchy of the United Kingdom The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom, its dependencies and its overseas territories. The current monarch and head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, ascended the throne on the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952.