Hussein of Jordan
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]
| Hussein | |||||
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 Hussein in 1997 | |||||
| King of Jordan | |||||
| 11 August 1952 – 7 February 1999 | |||||
| 2 May 1953 | |||||
| Predecessor | Talal | ||||
| Successor | Abdullah II | ||||
| Prime Ministers | See list
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| Born | 14 November 1935 Amman, Transjordan | ||||
| Died | 7 February 1999 (aged 63) Amman, Jordan | ||||
| Burial | 8 February 1999 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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| House | Hashemite | ||||
| Father | Talal of Jordan | ||||
| Mother | Zein Al-Sharaf | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Hussein (age six) and his mother, Zein al-Sharaf, 1941
Hussein (age eleven) seen behind his grandfather King Abdullah I after the independence of Jordan was declared, 25 May 1946.
King Hussein in royal ceremonial dress, 1953
Hussein addressing his troops in 1956, as Ali Abu Nuwar, the army chief of staff, who in 1957 was involved in an alleged coup attempt, observes.
Hussein receiving a warm welcome from his troops, 1 March 1957
Hussein with his cousin King Faisal II (left) of the Kingdom of Iraq, 1957. In February 1958, the two Hashemite Kingdoms formed the Arab Federation that lasted until Faisal was deposed in a bloody coup on 14 July 1958.
Smoke rising out of the Jordanian Prime Ministry building after the explosion that killed Prime Minister Hazza' Majali on 29 August 1960.
King Hussein and Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser at the 1964 Arab League Summit in Egypt, 11 September 1964
Hussein flying over the Dome of the Rock in East Jerusalem when the West Bank was under Jordanian control, 1964
Hussein after checking an abandoned Israeli tank in the aftermath of the Battle of Karameh, 21 March 1968.
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References
- ↑ "King Hussein dies". BBC. 7 February 1999. Retrieved 5 September 2017.