Hussein of Jordan
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Hussein bin Talal was King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999. A member of the Hashemite dynasty, he is regarded as a 40th-generation descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Hussein in 1997
Hussein (age six) and his mother, Zein al-Sharaf, 1941
Hussein (age eleven) seen behind his grandfather King Abdullah I after the independence of Jordan was declared, 25 May 1946.
King Hussein in royal ceremonial dress, 1953
Talal of Jordan
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Talal bin Abdullah al-Hashimi was King of Jordan from the assassination of his father King Abdullah I in 1951, until his forced abdication in 1952. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal fami
Hussein of Jordan
…the Hashemite dynasty, he is regarded as a 40th-generation descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Hussein was born in Amman as the eldest child of Talal bin Abdullah and Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil. Talal was at that time the heir to his own father, King Abdullah I. Hussein began his schooling in Amman, continuing his…
Talal in 1951
During the 1951 opening of the Jordanian Parliament. Also present are Prince Hussein (1st from left) and Prime Minister Tawfik Abu Al-Huda (3rd from left).
King Talal (right) and King Saud (left). Both would later be forced to abdicate.
King Talal (2nd from left) with his father King Abdullah I (2nd from right) in 1946