Sunday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II was sworn in as Regent in the presence of cabinet members.

This comes after His Majesty King Abdullah II departed for Germany on Sunday, according to the Royal Hashemite Court (RHC).

Earlier, the RHC announced that the King will depart for Germany to undergo surgery to treat a thoracic herniated disc.

At the professional advice of Jordanian physicians who examined His Majesty, the surgery will take place at a specialized hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, this week.

His Majesty had previously been experiencing intermittent pain in the spinal cord after years of parachuting while serving in the Special Forces, but the pressure on the nerve due to the herniation has increased lately, which calls for undergoing surgery urgently, according to medical advice.

The surgery will be followed by rest for around a week, before His Majesty returns to Jordan.