Abdullah

British

/ æbˈdʌlə /

noun

1882–1951, emir of Transjordan (1921–46) and first king of Jordan (1946–51). He joined the Arab revolt against Turkish rule in World War I; assassinated 1951

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He played moderator for a panel of power players: former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

From BBC

Dr. Muhsen Abdullah, the surgeon who heads the emergency room, spoke with a weary tone of a ward without surgical thread or stitches, and anesthesiologists forced to ask patients to purchase their own anesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times

Melina Abdullah, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter L.A., was part of a group that met with Hochman about Porter’s killing and other cases last month in South L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

“Absolutely, there’s a connection to the vote,” Melina Abdullah told me Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

Abdullah, 15, says he would prefer to have his phone on him just in case there is an emergency at home.

From BBC

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