Hussein of Jordan

Hussein
Hussein in 1997
King of Jordan
Reign	11 August 1952 – 7 February 1999
Coronation	2 May 1953
Predecessor	Talal
Successor	Abdullah II
Regent	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 Raghadan Palace, Amman, Transjordan
Died	7 February 1999(1999-02-07) (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	Princess Alia Abdullah II Prince Faisal Princess Aisha Princess Zein Princess Haya Prince Ali Prince Hamzah Prince Hashim Princess Iman Princess Raiyah
House	Hashemite
Father	Talal of Jordan
Mother	Zein Al-Sharaf
Religion	Sunni Islam
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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.

Personal Life

Hussein was born at Raghadgen Palace in Amman, He was eldest child of Talal of Jordan and Zeia Al Sharaf, He had 2 brothers were Prince Mohammad and Prince Hussan and 1 sister Princess Basma.

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

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