Abdullah Tal

Abdullah El Tell عبدالله التل
Abdullah El Tell
Born	17 July 1918 Irbid, Ottoman Empire
Died	1973 Irbid, Jordan
Allegiance	United Kingdom  Jordan
Service/branch	British Army Arab Legion
Years of service	1941 – 1950
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands held	Sixth Regiment of Arab Legion Military Governor of Jerusalem
Battles/wars	Battle for Jerusalem Battle of Gush Etzion
Other work	Author

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.