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| | Guardian | Prince Zeid Bin Shaker |
 | | A generation later, Zeid acted as military mentor to Hussein's son, Abdullah, who became king in February 1999, in place of the expected successor, crown prince Hassan. |
 | | In December 1989, Zeid became chief of the royal court; but was reappointed prime minister in November 1991, as Jordan embarked upon the Madrid peace process with Israel. |
 | | Zeid traced his origins to 15th-century sharifs - religious rulers - of Mecca and Medina and derived authority from his extraordinary intimacy with Hussein. |
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