14-02-2025, 04:45 PM
Kafuri Majatran News Agency
King Bassam II expected to abdicate in favor of grandson.
March, 5616
His Majesty King Bassam II announced that in the coming year he will be abdicating in favor of a younger member of his family. The reigning King, currently aged 116, is one of the oldest sitting monarchs and since his late 90s has taken a ceremonial role, delegating his duties to his son Jalal bin Bassam al-Majali and his grandson, Jalal bin Jalal al-Majali. The younger Jalal has been widely seen as a successor and has been a close confidant of the grandson of former Kafuri Royal Guard Corps Deputy Commander, General Ishaaq al-Sabet, Qutb al-Sabet, who has been serving as Prime Minister since 5600. The younger Jalal has brought his two brothers, Jafar and Hamad into the fold, both of which serve in the recently reformed Ministry of the Armed Forces, formerly the Ministry of Defense, and the other an officer in the Royal Kafuri Guard Corps holding the rank of Field Marshal, 1st Class.