Arabization of the leadership of the Arab army

On Thursday, the first of March in 1956 was taken by His Majesty the late King Hussein, may God rest his soul historic decision Arabization Army Command and exemption Gen. Club from office as well as the rest of the leaders of English , was the decision a landmark in the life of Jordan's political, military , and it was His Majesty the late King Hussein aware of the dimensions of his move serious and bold , and will result in them but it was locked and confident in himself and those who worked with him at the level of the armed forces has ordered the King promoted Brigadier Radi jujube to the rank of Major General and appointed Chief of the Army Staff of the Arab and thus Brigade jujube first officer Arabic Jordanian preside corners of the Arab army has delivered his Majesty the late King Hussein, the Supreme Commander of the word to the people of Jordan in which he explained the reason for this historic decision taken , who saw it for the benefit of Jordan and the Arab army speech was broadcast over the radio in Jordan.

It was the decision of His Majesty the late King Hussein Bin Talal - God bless him - Judge Arabization army command an important decision , historically, a landmark in the political and military life in Jordan as it was a brave decision and a wise and bold of His Majesty as a continuation of the decision of the sovereign military and political presence in Jordan, where the resulting consequences a large and important have had their impact on the national, regional and international level.

Military conditions such as decision-making His Majesty King Hussein Bin Talal, may God have mercy on him of his constitutional powers in the second of May 1953 , after being advocated by the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on August 11, 1952 , and was still a student at the College Sandhurst military , had not complete the seventeen-year- old after that period .

It was Jordan , which gained independence in the not very long , Time is between independence and the receipt of his constitutional powers did not exceed six years , but the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan during this period had passed the difficult circumstances where passed in turns important to both military and political , what that gained independence in 1946 until he began Arab-Israeli conflict , and the war began in 1948 , and the army entered the Jordanian Arab Jerusalem and fought battles on the walls and its outskirts and elsewhere in the West Bank , and gave his men their lives cheap in defense of Jerusalem and the holy sites and the rest of the Palestinian Arab , and Khaddbwa the pure blood of various Arab Mounds fever there , also resulted in the 1948 war, the displacement of a million refugees , and continued Israeli attacks on Jordanian territory .

It was the Arab army passes stages of modernization and development after that was created new battalions in the early forties , have participated in these battalions in the 1948 war , such as infantry battalions first, second , third and fourth , followed by the creation of new battalions are the fifth , sixth, seventh , eighth, ninth , tenth and Saraya independent .

Omaaly the political level there was a modification in the basic law in the constitution in 1947 based on the political changes of independence in 1946 , and the unification of the two banks after the conference Jericho in 1950 , and most recently the death of His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein in the corners of the maximum , which is preparing to perform Friday prayers in 1951 , followed by a new constitution for the Kingdom at the time of his Majesty the late King Talal - God bless him - and then call the Prince - at the time - Al-Hussein bin Talal, may God have mercy on him on August 11, 1952 the property of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan .

He was on the top of the pyramid , leader of the Arab Army Gen. John Bagot Club ( Club Pasha ) as head of the Army Staff , and there were officers of the English occupy leadership positions in the various units of the field ( the units and formations ) and some devices , including the intelligence service , and at that time it was His Majesty King Hussein pupils militarily in College Sandhurst military was not satisfied with the military situation in the Arab army and in particular to the top of the pyramid military leadership foreign represented in the General Club officers and Englishmen , has captured the King for some Jordanian officers who he met in London that his ambition to be there officers Jordanian their leadership Arab army .