The Royal Anthem of Jordan
"The Royal Anthem of Jordan" (Arabic: السلام الملكي الأردني, Al-salam Al-malaki Al-urdoni) is the national anthem of Jordan. It was and adopted as the kingdom's official anthem in 1946. It was written by Abdelmunim al-Rifai, a Palestinian-Lebanese poet and a former Prime Minister who traveled to Amman in 1939.
The anthem the Jordanian people's happyness for achieving Independence, and their pride of the Hashemite family and its Arab lineage.
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