Princess Muna al-Hussein

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Princess Muna al-Hussein is the British-born mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan and a former Jordanian royal consort who played a significant role in the modern Jordanian monarchy.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jordanian princess
former royal consort
person
birthName Antoinette Avril Gardiner
child Abdullah II of Jordan
Prince Faisal bin Hussein
Princess Aisha bint Hussein
Princess Zein bint Hussein
citizenship Jordan
United Kingdom
convertedFromReligion Christianity
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1941-04-25
education schools in the United Kingdom
era 20th century
21st century
familyName Gardiner
father Walter Percy Gardiner
founded Princess Muna College of Nursing
gender female
givenName Antoinette
Avril
honor Grand Cordon of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali
Order of the Star of Jordan
house Hashemite dynasty by marriage
languageSpoken Arabic
English
marriageEnd 1972
marriageStart 1961-05-25
metSpouseWhile working as a secretary on the set of the film "Lawrence of Arabia" in Jordan
mother Doris Elizabeth Sutton
motherOf King Abdullah II of Jordan
name Princess Muna al-Hussein
nationalityAtBirth British
notableFor being the mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan
notableRole modernization of the Jordanian monarchy
promotion of nursing in Jordan
occupation patron of nursing
royal consort
placeOfBirth Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England
positionHeld Princess consort of Jordan
reignAsConsortEnd 1972
reignAsConsortStart 1961-05-25
religion Islam
residence Amman, Jordan
spouse Hussein of Jordan
titleAfterMarriage Princess Muna al-Hussein


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