Only from Jordan
Queen Nūr al-Hussain of Jordan ( Arabic نور الحسين, DMG Nūr al-Ḥusayn * August 23, 1951 in Washington, DC as Lisa Najeeb Halaby ) is the fourth wife and widow of King Hussein I, who died on February 7, 1999. Queen Nūr is President of the United World Colleges and a member of the Honorary Protection Committee of International Coordination for the Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World.
biography
She is the daughter of Najeeb Halaby, a former US Defense Department employee of Syrian Christian origin, and his first wife Doris Carlquist. She has two younger siblings, Christopher and Alexa.
She grew up in the USA. After studying architecture and urban planning at Princeton University , she married Hussein I of Jordan on June 15, 1978. She gave up her Protestant faith, converted to Islam , and took the name Nūr (Arabic for light).
She is the mother of four children:
- Prince Hamza, (born March 29, 1980), (father of a daughter Haya (born April 18, 2007))
- Prince Haschim (born June 10, 1981), (father of a daughter Haala (born April 6, 2007))
- Princess Iman (born April 24, 1983) and
- Princess Raiyah (born February 9, 1986)
as well as eight stepchildren , including the reigning King of Jordan Abdullah II.
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Allegedly, Queen Nūr was very disappointed that her son Hamza had not been chosen to succeed her husband. In her biography, however, she writes: “I supported this decision wholeheartedly. … It was alleged that I was pressuring my husband to appoint Hamza as his successor. But I had always advocated that Hamza should be given the opportunity to study at university in order to develop his intellectual interests and skills. ”Her relationship with the incumbent King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania is considered problematic and tense.
In 2003 she published her memoirs and the book became a bestseller.
Queen Nūr lives in Washington , London and Amman . She dedicates her work mainly to the poor of this world and is seen as a mediator between occidental and oriental culture.
Like Hussein, she is a radio amateur and has the amateur radio call sign JY1NH.
Awards
- 1978: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 1983: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 1985: Orden de Isabel la Católica
- 1998: Order of the Elephants
- 1989: Order of Saint John
- 1989: Royal Order of Seraphines
- 1989: Kemal Order of Ladies
- 1994: Order of Charles III.
- 2006: Women's World Awards - World Tolerance Award
literature
- Noor al-Hussein: Queen Noor. In the spirit of reconciliation. A life between two worlds. List Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3-471-78241-9
Web links
- Literature from and about Nūr von Jordan in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official site of the Queen Noor (English)
swell
- ↑ Biography, p. 462
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| SURNAME | Only from Jordan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Noor of Jordan; Hussein, Noor Al |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | fourth wife of King Hussein II of Jordan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23rd August 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |