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
Hussein in 1997
King of Jordan
Reign11 August 1952 – 7 February 1999
Regency ended2 May 1953
PredecessorTalal
SuccessorAbdullah 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(1935-11-14)14 November 1935
Amman, Transjordan
Died7 February 1999(1999-02-07) (aged 63)
Amman, Jordan
Burial8 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
Hussein bin Talal bin Abdullah bin Hussein
HouseHashemite
FatherTalal of Jordan
MotherZein Al-Sharaf
ReligionSunni Islam
SignatureHussein's signature

References
  1. "King Hussein dies". BBC. 7 February 1999. Retrieved 5 September 2017.


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