Hussein I of Jordan

Hussein حسين بن طلال
Hussein in 1997
King of Jordan
Reign	11 August 1952 – 7 February 1999
Regency ended	2 May 1953
Predecessor	Talal
Successor	Abdullah II
Prime Ministers	See list Fawzi Al-Mulki Tawfik Abu Al-Huda Sa`id Al-Mufti Hazza' Al-Majali Ibrahim Hashem Samir Al-Rifai Suleiman Nabulsi Husayn Al-Khalidi Bahjat Talhouni Wasfi Al-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
Died	7 February 1999(1999-02-07) (aged 63) 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. 1972–77; her death) Lisa Halaby (m. 1978–99; his death)
Issue Details and adopted children	Princess Alia King 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 bin Ali
House	Hashemite
Father	Talal of Jordan
Mother	Zein Al-Sharaf
Religion	Sunni Islam
Signature

Styles of King Hussein of Jordan
Reference style	His Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty
Alternative style	Sir

Hussein bin Talal (Arabic: حسين بن طلال‎‎, Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from the abdication of his father, King Talal, on 11 August 1952, until his death in 1999. According to Hussein, he was a 40th-generation direct descendant of Muhammad as he belongs to the Hashemite family—who have ruled Jordan since 1921.

He was born in Amman as the first child of King Talal and his wife, Queen Zein. Hussein began his schooling in Amman, continuing his education abroad. Hussein was named crown prince shortly after his father became king in 1951. Talal was forced to abdicate by Parliament a year after he became king, due to mental illness. A Regency Council was appointed until Hussein came of age, who was enthroned at the age of 17 on 2 May 1953. He married four times and has eleven children: Princess Alia from Dina bint Abdul-Hamid; Abdullah II, Prince Faisal, Princess Aisha, Princess Zein from Antoinette Gardiner; Princess Haya, Prince Ali from Alia Touqan; Prince Hamzah, Prince Hashim, Princess Iman, Princess Raiyah from Lisa Halaby.