King Hussein of Jordan

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King of Jordan human monarch

King Hussein of Jordan was the long-reigning monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, known for his efforts to modernize the country and pursue peace in the Middle East.

Aliases (4)

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Jordan → human → monarch →
awardReceived	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → Order of al-Hussein bin Ali → Order of the Garter →
burialPlace	Amman → Royal Hashemite Court compound →
causeOfDeath	cancer → non-Hodgkin lymphoma →
child	Abdullah II of Jordan → Prince Ali bin Hussein → Prince Faisal bin Hussein → Prince Hamzah bin Hussein → Prince Hashim bin Hussein → Princess Alia bint Hussein → Princess Haya bint Hussein → Princess Iman bint Hussein → Princess Raiyah bint Hussein →
co-signer	Yitzhak Rabin →
coronationDate	1953-05-02 →
countryOfCitizenship	Jordan →
dateOfBirth	1935-11-14 →
dateOfDeath	1999-02-07 →
dateSigned	1994-10-26 →
educatedAt	Harrow School → Royal Military Academy Sandhurst → Victoria College, Alexandria →
ethnicGroup	Arab →
familyName	bin Talal →
father	Talal of Jordan →
givenName	Hussein →
honorificPrefix	His Majesty →
house	House of Hashim →
languageSpoken	Arabic → English →
memberOf	Hashemite dynasty →
militaryBranch	Jordanian Armed Forces →
militaryRank	Field marshal →
monarchOf	Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan →
mother	Queen Zein al-Sharaf →
name	Hussein bin Talal →
notableFor	modernization of Jordan → pursuit of peace in the Middle East →
participatedIn	Arab–Israeli conflict → Black September conflict → Six-Day War →
placeOfBirth	Amman → Emirate of Transjordan →
placeOfDeath	Amman → Jordan →
positionHeld	King of Jordan →
predecessor	Talal of Jordan →
reignEnd	1999-02-07 →
reignStart	1952-08-11 →
religion	Islam → Sunni Islam →
residence	Amman →
signed	Israel–Jordan peace treaty →
spouse	Alia al-Hussein → Dina bint Abdul-Hamid → Princess Muna al-Hussein → Queen Noor of Jordan →
successor	Abdullah II of Jordan →

Referenced by (51)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abdullah II of Jordan ("Hussein of Jordan") → Haya bint Hussein ("Hussein of Jordan") → Prince Faisal bin Hussein → Prince Hamzah bin Hussein → Prince Hashim bin Hussein → Princess Alia bint Hussein → Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein ("Hussein of Jordan") → Princess Haya bint Hussein ("Hussein of Jordan") → Princess Iman bint Hussein → Princess Raiyah bint Hussein →	father
Alia al-Hussein ("Hussein of Jordan") → Dina bint Abdul-Hamid ("Hussein of Jordan") → Princess Muna al-Hussein ("Hussein of Jordan") → Queen Alia al-Hussein → Queen Noor of Jordan →	spouse
Queen Zein al-Sharaf → Talal of Jordan ("Hussein of Jordan") →	child
Mausoleum of King Hussein ("King Hussein bin Talal") → Royal Automobile Museum ("Hussein of Jordan") →	dedicatedTo
Harrow School → Royal Military College, Sandhurst →	hasAlumni
Al Jalila bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ("Hussein of Jordan") → Zayed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ("Hussein of Jordan") →	maternalGrandfather
Dina bint Abdul-Hamid ("Hussein of Jordan") → Queen Alia al-Hussein →	monarchDuringReignAsQueenConsort
Queen Zein al-Sharaf → Zein al-Sharaf Talal ("Hussein of Jordan") →	motherOf
Hashemite dynasty ("Hussein of Jordan") → House of Hashim ("Hussein of Jordan") →	notableMember
Prince Ali bin Hussein → Queen Zein al-Sharaf →	relative
Talal of Jordan ("Hussein of Jordan") →	abdicatedInFavorOf
Royal Hashemite Court compound →	associatedWith
State funeral of John F. Kennedy →	attendedBy
Dina bint Abdul-Hamid ("Hussein of Jordan") →	divorcedFrom
Royal Jordanian ("Hussein of Jordan") →	founder
King Hussein of Jordan ("Hussein") →	givenName
bin Talal ("Hussein bin Talal") →	hasNotableBearer
Stranger Knights of the Garter →	hasNotableFormerMember
Black September conflict →	hasParticipant
Hussein →	isNotablyBorneBy
Jordanian–Palestinian conflict →	keyFigure
Alia al-Hussein ("Hussein of Jordan") →	monarchConsortOf
King Hussein of Jordan ("Hussein bin Talal") →	name
Victoria College, Alexandria →	notableAlumni
Ronald Reagan Freedom Award →	notableRecipient
Al Jalila bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ("Hussein of Jordan") →	notableRelative
Talal of Jordan ("Hussein of Jordan") →	parentOfMonarch
Abdullah II of Jordan ("Hussein of Jordan") →	predecessor
Israel–Jordan peace treaty →	signedBy
Talal of Jordan ("Hussein of Jordan") →	successor