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Hussein of Jordan

1935 - 1999

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Hussein bin Talal al-Hashimi (14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999. A member of the House of Hashim, he is regarded as a 40th-generation direct 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 education abroad. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hussein of Jordan is the 450th most popular politician (up from 1,125th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Jordan (up from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Jordanian Politician.

Hussein of Jordan is most famous for being the king of Jordan from 1952 to 1999. He was also the leader of the Arab League.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hussein of Jordan ranks 450 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick William III of Prussia, Erich Honecker, Æthelred I, King of Wessex, Eva Perón, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maximinus II. After him are Lapu-Lapu, Stepan Bandera, Edward I of England, Porus, Mars, and Mahidevran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Hussein of Jordan ranks 8. Before him are Alain Delon, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Luciano Pavarotti, 14th Dalai Lama, José Mujica, and Mahmoud Abbas. After him are Woody Allen, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Luis Suárez, Donald Sutherland, and Kenzaburō Ōe. Among people deceased in 1999, Hussein of Jordan ranks 2. Before him is Stanley Kubrick. After him are Franjo Tuđman, Hassan II of Morocco, Joseph Heller, Fred Trump, Pete Conrad, Scatman John, John F. Kennedy Jr., Gertrude B. Elion, Mario Puzo, and Joaquín Rodrigo.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Hussein of Jordan ranks 2 out of 59. Before him are Aaron (-1396). After him are Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Al-Mansur (714), As-Saffah (722), Al-Mahdi (744), Jephthah (-1118), Nicomachus (60), Menippus (-290), Philodemus (-110), Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966), and Balak (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Jordan

Among politicians born in Jordan, Hussein of Jordan ranks 1. After him are Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), As-Saffah (722), Al-Mahdi (744), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Haya bint Hussein (1974), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), and Mudar Badran (1934).

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