Brother Sal Smario of HIDDEN TRUTH ABOUT THE END TIMES http://chn-net.com/ feels that the Antichrist will be from the Hashemite Kingdom, so I did some research:From Wikipedia:During and after World War I
Between 1917 and 1924, after the collapse of Ottoman power, Hussein bin Ali ruled an independent Hejaz, of which he proclaimed himself king, with the tacit support of the British Foreign Office. His supporters are sometimes referred to as "Sharifians" or the "Sharifian party". His chief rival in the Arabian peninsula was the king of the highlanders on the highland of Najd named Ibn Saud, who annexed the Hejaz in 1925 and set his own son, Faysal bin Abdelaziz Al Saud, as governor. The region was later incorporated into Saudi Arabia.
Hussein bin Ali had five sons: Ali, who briefly succeeded to the throne of Hejaz before its loss to the Saud family; Abdullah, who later became the king of Transjordan, and whose descendants have ruled that kingdom, now known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, ever since; Faisal, was briefly proclaimed King of Syria, and ended up becoming King of Iraq; Prince Zeid, who became a claimant to the throne of Iraq when his brother's grandson was overthrown and murdered in a coup in 1958; and Hassan, who died at a young age. Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein was born in 1956, in Baghdad, Iraq is a member of the Hashemite House. He is currently a Pretender to the Iraqi throne and the leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political party to restore the monarchy to Iraq and himself as King.
The royal family of the hereditary Sultanate of Sulu, which includes Sulu (presently part of the Philippines), and Sabah (presently part of Malaysia), consider themselves Hashemites. [1]
Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein (Arabic: الشريف علي بن الحسين) was born in 1956, in Baghdad, Iraq as a member of the Hashemite House. He is currently a Pretender to the Iraqi throne and the leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political party. Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein claims to be the legitimate heir to the position of King of Iraq, based on his relationship to the last monarch, the late King Faisal II.
Profile: Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein
Sharif Ali is known as an elegant and regal figure
Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein could be the new Iraqi king - provided the Iraqi people want one.The London-based head of an Iraqi opposition faction is the first cousin of King Faisal II, who was deposed and killed in a 1958 coup.
His party, the Constitutional Monarchy Movement, is a member of the Iraqi National Congress (INC) - a broad coalition of opposition parties which claims to represent diverse Iraqi communities such as Sunnis, Shias, Kurds, Christians and other minorities.
The 46-year-old "pretender" has spent most of his life in exile. His family fled Iraq in 1958 when he was two. He grew up in Lebanon and the UK, where he built up a successful career in investment banking.
He is known for his smart suits and cultured manners, acquiring a reputation for elegance which chimes with his personal ambitions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/not_in_website/syndication/monitoring/media_reports/2316745.stm
King Abdullah King of Jordan is also a contender. See his ancestry: Hashemite Lineage
http://www.littlehornarchive.com/news.htm
With the war in Iraq being such a stalemate for so long, one has to wonder if the Iraqi King al-Hussein might not one day be an option the world might find as a viable option. We certainly live in interesting times!
Kay