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Public Notice on Jordan’s Name

Public Notice

concerning the Name of the Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan

Amman, 14 May 1949

It is to be remembered that the decision of the Houses of Parliament which was taken on May 25, 1946, and which declared the independence of this country said that the name of this Kingdom is the Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan. The Jordan Constitution, published at the beginning of February, 1947, approved this decision. However, it is noticed that the name of Transjordan is still applied to this Kingdom, and certain people and official institutions still use the old name in Arabic and foreign languages, which makes me obliged to point out to all who are concerned that the correct and official name which should be officially used in all cases is:

Al-Mamlakeh Al-Urdunieh Al-Hashemieh

and in English

The Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan.

I beg the Minister of Foreign Affairs to inform all foreign legations in Amman, the Jordan legations in foreign countries, and the Secretary of the United Nations of this official name.

TEWFIK ABUL HOUDA Prime Minister

Source: [Jordanian] Official Gazette. no. 984  (1 June 1949) as translated and published in Muhammad Khalil. The Arab States and the Arab League: A Documentary Record. Vol I. Beirut: Khayat's, 1962, p. 53.