Hussein of Jordan

Full name
	Hussein bin Talal bin Abdullah bin Hussein

Hussein
Hussein
	Hussein in 1997
King of Jordan
Reign	11 August 1952 – 7 February 1999
Regency ended	2 May 1953
Predecessor	Talal
Successor	Abdullah II
Prime Ministers	See list Fawzi Al-Mulki; Tawfik Abu Al-Huda; Sa`id Al-Mufti; Hazza' Majali; Ibrahim Hashem; Samir Al-Rifai; Suleiman Nabulsi; Husayn Al-Khalidi; Bahjat Talhouni; Wasfi Tal; Hussein ibn Nasser; Saad Jumaa; Abdelmunim Al-Rifai; Mohammad Al-Abbasi; Ahmad Toukan; Ahmad Lozi; Zaid Al-Rifai; Mudar Badran; Abdelhamid Sharaf; Kassim Al-Rimawi; Ahmad Obeidat; Zaid ibn Shaker; Taher Al-Masri; Abdelsalam Al-Majali; Abdul Karim Al-Kabariti; Fayez Tarawneh;
Born	14 November 1935; Raghadan Palace, Amman, Transjordan
Died	7 February 1999 (aged 63); King Hussein Medical City, Amman, Jordan
Burial	8 February 1999; Raghadan Palace
Spouse	Dina bint Abdul-Hamid (m. 1955; div. 1957); Antoinette Gardiner (m. 1961; div. 1972) ; Alia Touqan (m. 1972; died 1977); Lisa Halaby; (m. 1978)
Issue; Details and adopted children	Princess Alia; Abdullah II; Prince Faisal; Princess Aisha; Princess Zein; Princess Haya; Prince Ali; Prince Hamzah; Prince Hashim; Princess Iman; Princess Raiyah
Full name
Full name
	Hussein bin Talal bin Abdullah bin Hussein
House	Hashemite
Father	Talal of Jordan
Mother	Zein Al-Sharaf
Religion	Sunni Islam
Signature

Hussein bin Talal (Arabic: الحسين بن طلال, Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was the King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death on 7 February 1999. He died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, aged 63.^[1]

Personal Life

Hussein was born at Raghadgen Palace in Amman, He was eldest child of Talal of Jordan and Zeia Al Sharaf,^[2] He had 2 brothers were Prince Mohammad and Prince Hussan and 1 sister Princess Basma. The King of Jordan is very proud of it’s ancestry because it is linked to Muhammad (PBUH).

Hussein was studied at Victoria College in Alexandria, Egypt, and Harrow School in England.

Hussein married four times, Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, Toni Gardiner, Alia Touquan and Lisa Halaby, They had 11 children.

Hussein died at King Hussein Medical Center in Amman in 1999

References

↑ "King Hussein dies". BBC. 7 February 1999. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
↑ "The Royal Palaces". www.kinghussein.gov.jo. Retrieved 2024-08-04.

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[bbckhisld-1] "King Hussein dies". BBC. 7 February 1999. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

[2] "The Royal Palaces". www.kinghussein.gov.jo. Retrieved 2024-08-04.

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