Queen Noor of Jordan
Noble person
1951 –
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Who is Queen Noor of Jordan?
Queen Noor of Jordan is the widow of King Hussein. As the King's fourth spouse, she was queen consort of Jordan between 1978 and 1999. Since her husband's death in 1999, she has been queen dowager of Jordan.
A United States citizen by birth, and of Syrian, English, and Swedish descent, she acquired Jordanian citizenship and renounced her American citizenship at the time of her marriage. As of 2011, she is president of the United World Colleges movement and an advocate of the anti-nuclear weapons proliferation campaign, Global Zero.
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- Born
- Aug 23, 1951
Washington, D.C. - Also known as
- Lisa Najeeb Halaby
- Queen Noor
- Parents
- Spouses
- Hussein of Jordan
(1978/06/15 - 1999/02/07)
- Hussein of Jordan
- Children
- Religion
- Islam
- Ethnicity
- English American
- Swedish American
- Syrian American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Princeton University
- National Cathedral School
- Concord Academy
- Chapin School
- Lived in
- Washington, D.C.
- Potomac
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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