Talal of Jordan

Talal bin Abdullah  (, ; 26 February 1909 – 7 July 1972) was King of Jordan from the assassination of his father, King Abdullah I, on 20 July 1951, until he was forced to abdicate on 11 August 1952. 

He ruled for less than thirteen months until he was forced to abdicate by Parliament due to his schizophrenia. Talal spent the rest of his life at a sanatorium in Istanbul and died there on 7 July 1972.

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Category:1909 births
Category:1972 deaths
Category:People with schizophrenia
Category:Kings of Jordan