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Noor Al Hussein (Arabic: نور الحسين; born Lisa Najeeb Halaby; August 23, 1951) is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who is the fourth wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marriage on June 15, 1978, until Hussein's death on February 7, 1999.
Apr 7, 2021 · Now, more than two decades later, Jordan’s Queen Noor — the American-born, Princeton-educated former Lisa Halaby — is caught up in a palace drama surrounding her eldest son, the prince she...
Apr 2, 2014 · Queen Noor of Jordan, who was the consort of King Hussein, was trained as an urban planner and works as a philanthropist and world activist.
As news of the royal ruckus involving her oldest son emerged, Queen Noor, now 69, weighed in on Twitter.
Queen Noor, American-born architect who was the consort of King Hussein of Jordan from 1978 until his death in 1999. She was involved in numerous philanthropic causes, especially those involving children. She was also active in efforts to ban landmines. Learn more about Queen Noor’s life and work.
Her Majesty Queen Noor is an international public servant and advocate for cross-cultural understanding and conflict prevention and recovery issues such as refugees, missing persons, poverty, climate change, and disarmament. Queen Noor’s work in Jordan and the Arab world has focused on national and regional human security in the areas of ...
Queen Noor (Arabic: الملكة نور born Lisa Najeeb Halaby on August 23, 1951)) is the widow of the late King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan. Elizabeth (Lisa) Najeeb Halaby was born in Washington, DC , of Arab, Swedish, Scottish, and English descent.
Queen Noor has assumed an advocacy role in the international fight to ban antipersonnel mines. As Patron of Landmine Survivors Network (LSN), she patronized the first “International Conference on Landmine Injury & Rehabilitation in the Middle East” in Amman in 1998.
Noor Al Hussein is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who is the fourth wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marriage on June 15, 1978, until Hussein's death on February 7, 1999.
He sought whenever possible to offer Jordan as a regional model for achievements in human development, gradual political liberalization, and equitable access for all to healthcare and education.
