Queen Noor of Jordan
Queen Nūr al - Hussain of Jordan (Arabic: نور الحسين, DMG Nūr al - Ḥusayn born August 23, 1951 in Washington, DC) was the fourth and last wife died on February 7, 1999 King Hussein I. Queen Nūr is president the United World Colleges and is a member of the patronage committee of the International Coalition for the decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World.
Biography
She was born Elizabeth Najeeb Halaby as, however, bore the name Lisa Halaby. She is the daughter of Najeeb Halaby, a former employee of the U.S. Department of Defense Lebanese- Christian origin, and his first wife Doris Carlquist. She has two younger siblings, Christopher and Alexa.
She grew up in the United States. After studying architecture and urban planning from Princeton University, she married on June 15, 1978 as a complete surprise Hussein I of Jordan. She gave her Protestant faith, went over to Islam and took the name of Nūr (Arabic for light).
She is the mother of four of their own children:
- Prince Hamza, (born 29 March 1980), ( the father of a daughter Haya (born 18 April 2007) )
- Prince Hashim (born 10 June 1981), ( the father of a daughter Haala (born 6 April 2007) )
- Princess Iman (born 24 April 1983) and
- Princess Radschyahhat (born 9 February 1986)
And eight step- children, including the reigning King of Jordan Abdullah II
HM King Abdullah II Her Majesty Queen Rania
- HRH Crown Prince Hussein
- HRH Princess Iman
- HRH Princess Salma
- HRH Prince Hashem
HM Queen Nūr
Allegedly, Queen Nūr was very disappointed that her son Hamza had not been appointed as the successor of her husband. In her biography she writes, however: "I supported the decision wholeheartedly. It has been said ... I urged my husband to appoint Hamza as his successor. But I had always stressed that Hamza should be given the opportunity to university to develop his intellectual interests and abilities. " My relationship with the reigning King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania is considered problematic and tense.
In 2003, she published her memoirs, the book became a bestseller.
She dedicated her life mainly the poor of this world. She is a traveler between occidental and oriental culture and tries to mediate between the two.
Queen Nūr lives in Washington, London and Amman.
It is just like Hussein Funkamateurin with the amateur radio callsign JY1NH.