Search results
As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hussein was a 40th-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . Hussein was born in Amman as the eldest child of Talal bin Abdullah and Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil.
May 9, 2024 · Hussein, king of Jordan from 1953 to 1999 and a member of the Hashemite dynasty, considered by many Muslims to be among the Ahl al-Bayt (‘People of the House,’ the direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad) and the traditional guardians of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hussein bin Abdullah (Arabic: الحسين بن عبد الله, Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh; born 28 June 1994) is Crown Prince of Jordan as the eldest son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. He is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered to be 42nd-generation direct descendant of the ...
Apr 7, 2021 · Having taken the name Noor al Hussein — “Light of Hussein” — she perfected her Arabic and mastered the traditions and gestures of Jordan’s conservative culture.
Jordan's King Hussein, who has ruled Hashemite Kingdom since 1952, dies of cancer at age 63; his eldest son, Abdullah, 37, is crowned King; appears on television to console grieving nation ...
May 31, 2023 · Crown Prince Hussein is a captain in the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army and a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, England, as well as Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. In...
People also ask
When did Hussein become king of Jordan?
Is Hussein a descendant of Muhammad?
What happened to King Hussein of Jordan?
How did Hussein influence Jordan?
Jan 26, 2020 · The survival of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is King Hussein’s greatest achievement and enduring legacy. Under his leadership, Jordan weathered all the crises, revolutions, violence and...
