Hussein biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of King Hussein

Author Name:

King Hussein

Born As:

Hussein I bin Talal

Other Names:

His Majesty King Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordon

Born:

14 Nov 1935

Died:

7 Feb 1999




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King                          
                          
Mother Queen Zein al-Sharaf Talal
Father Talal I bin Abdullah, King of Jordan, six children,  HM King Hussein - November 14, 1935
HRH Princess Asma - deceased when born 1937
HRH Prince Muhammad - October 2, 1940
HRH Prince El Hassan - March 20, 1947
HRH Princes Muhsin - deceased
HRH Princess Basma - May 11, 1951.

Wife one Dina bint 'Abdu'l-Hamid, one daughter, Princess Alia

Wife two Antoinette Avril Gardiner, four children, 
Abdullah II of Jordan
Prince Faisal
Princess Aisha
Princess Zein

Wife three Alia Baha ed din Toukan, two children, 
Princess Haya
Prince Ali

Wife four Lisa Halaby, four children, 
Prince Hamzah
Prince Hashim
Princess Iman
Princess Raiyah
                          
King of Jordan                          
Hussein's family claims a line of descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad.