Abdullah Tal

Abdullah El Tell
عبدالله التل
Abdullah El Tell
Born17 July 1918
Irbid, Ottoman Empire
Died1973
Irbid, Jordan
Allegiance United Kingdom
 Jordan
Service / branch British Army
Arab Legion
Years of service1941 – 1950
RankLieutenant Colonel
CommandsSixth Regiment of Arab Legion
Military Governor of Jerusalem
Battles / warsBattle for Jerusalem
Battle of Gush Etzion
Other workAuthor

Abdullah El Tell (Arabic: عبدالله التل, 17 July 1918 – 1973) served in the Transjordanian Arab Legion during the 1948 war in Palestine rising from the rank of company commander to become Military Governor of the Old City of Jerusalem. He was later accused of being involved in the assassination of King Abdullah I−which he denied−and spent many years in Egypt before returning to Jordan in 1967.


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