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  1. e. Noor Al Hussein (Arabic: نور الحسين; born Lisa Najeeb Halaby; August 23, 1951) [ 1 ] is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who is the fourth wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marriage on June 15, 1978, until Hussein's death on February 7, 1999. Noor is the longest ...

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Birth Year: 1951. Birth date: August 23, 1951. Birth State: Washington, D.C. Birth Country: United States. Gender: Female. Best Known For: Queen Noor of Jordan, who was the consort of King Hussein ...

  3. Apr 7, 2021 · Jordanian Crown Prince Hamzah with his mother, Queen Noor, at his wedding ceremony in Amman in 2004. ... Having taken the name Noor al Hussein — “Light of Hussein” — she perfected her ...

  4. Sep 23, 2024 · Queen Noor (born August 23, 1951, Washington, D.C., U.S.) is an American-born architect who was the consort (1978–99) of King Hussein of Jordan. (Read Queen Noor’s Britannica essay on land mines.) Born into a prominent Arab American family, Halaby was raised in an atmosphere of affluence. She attended the elite National Cathedral School in ...

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  5. Dec 25, 2015 · She was the first wife of the late Najeeb Elias Halaby, Jr., the former CEO of Pan American World Airways. The couple’s eldest daughter Lisa married King Hussein of Jordan in 1987. Lisa became Her Majesty Queen Noor Al-Hussein of Jordan. Filed under Jordan Tagged Death, In-Laws, Queen Noor al-Hussein of Jordan.

  6. Mother. Doris Carlquist. Queen Noor (Arabic: الملكة نور born Lisa Najeeb Halaby on August 23, 1951)) is the widow of the late King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan. Elizabeth (Lisa) Najeeb Halaby was born in Washington, DC, of Arab, Swedish, Scottish, and English descent. In 1978, Ms. Halaby made a drastic change in her life, converting to ...

  7. In 1985 the Noor Al Hussein Foundation (NHF) was established to consolidate the administration of the Queen’s diverse and expanding development initiatives. The Foundation initiates and supports national, regional and international projects in the fields of integrated community development, women and gender, children’s welfare and family health, enterprise development, education and heritage.

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