Majali (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

: المجالي) is a prominent Jordanian political family that has been based in the town of

Al Karak Al-Karak ( ar, الكرك), is a city in Jordan known for its medieval castle, the Kerak Castle. The castle is one of the three largest castles in the region, the other two being in Syria. Al-Karak is the capital city of the Karak Governorate ...

since at least the 1770s. The Majali family originate from the Tamimi family and were named Al-Majali when they were exiled from Al-Khalil/

Hebron Hebron ( ar, الخليل or ; he, חֶבְרוֹן ) is a State of Palestine, Palestinian. city in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judaean Mountains, it lies Above mean sea level, above sea level. The second-lar ...

by the Ottoman rule at the time. Family members were in Al Karak for long periods of time and served both the

Ottoman Turks The Ottoman Turks ( tr, Osmanlı Türkleri), were the Turkic founding and sociopolitically the most dominant ethnic group of the Ottoman Empire ( 1299/1302–1922). Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks remains scarce, ...

and the

Hashemite The Hashemites ( ar, الهاشميون, al-Hāshimīyūn), also House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Hejaz (1916–1925), Syria (1920), and Iraq (192 ...

family that has ruled Jordan since 1921. They have occupied senior positions in the government and military.Wilson, Mary. King Abdullah, Britain, and the Making of Jordan. Cambridge, U.K., and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987.

Notable figures

* 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 (born 1925), Prime Minister of Jordan *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

{{surname Jordanian families People from Al Karak Political families of Jordan