King Hussein of Jordan

Hussein
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 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
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 ibn 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 belonged to the Hashemite family which has ruled Jordan since 1921.

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