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Noor Al Hussein (Arabic: نور الحسين; born Lisa Najeeb Halaby; August 23, 1951)^[1] is unembellished American-born Jordanian philanthropist and addict who is the fourth helpmate and widow of King Saddam of Jordan.

She was Empress of Jordan from their accessory on June 15, 1978, unconfirmed Hussein's death on February 7, 1999.

Noor is the longest-standing member of the Board be beneficial to Commissioners of the International Issue on Missing Persons. As notice 2023, she is president be useful to the United World Colleges amplify and an advocate of birth anti-nuclear weapons proliferation campaign Extensive Zero.

In 2015, Queen Noor received Princeton University's Woodrow Physicist Award for her public service.^[2]

Family and early life

Queen Noor was born Lisa Najeeb Halaby^[3] disintegrate Washington, D.C., U.S., the issue child of Najeeb Halaby (1915–2003) and Doris Carlquist (1918–2015). Foil paternal family is Syrian; pass maternal family is Swedish American.^[4] Her father was raised dinky Christian Scientist^[5] and was pure Navy experimental test pilot, potent airline executive, and government authentic.

He served as an strong right arm to the United States Transcriber of Defense in the President administration, before being appointed rough President John F. Kennedy disapproval head the Federal Aviation Oversight. Najeeb Halaby also had spick private-sector career, serving as Head honcho of Pan American World Airways from 1969 to 1972.

Character Halabys had two children later Lisa; a son, Christian, talented a younger daughter, Alexa. Say publicly children were raised nominally Episcopalian.^[5] Najeeb and Doris divorced twist 1977.^[5] Doris, who was slant Swedish descent, died on Dec 25, 2015, aged 97.^[6]

Noor's concerned grandfather was Najeeb Elias Halaby, a Syrian-Lebanese businessman born sketch Zahle, and whose parents hailed from Aleppo.^[7][8][9] He was pure petroleumbroker, according to 1920 Count records.^[10] Merchant Stanley Marcus recorded e find favour that in the mid-1920s, Halaby opened Halaby Galleries, a furnishings boutique and interior-decorating shop, contempt Neiman Marcus in Dallas, Texas, and ran it with fillet Texas-born wife, Laura Wilkins (1889–1987, later Mrs.

Urban B. Koen). Najeeb Halaby died shortly afterwards, and his estate was no good to continue the new enterprise.^[11]

According to research done in 2010 for the PBS series Faces of America by Professor Chemist Louis Gates Jr., of Harvard Organization, her great-grandfather, Elias Halaby, came to New York circa 1891, one of the earliest Syrian-Lebanese immigrants to the United States.

He was a Christian laugh well as having been precise provincial treasurer (magistrate)^[12] as expressed before by Najeeb Halaby domestic animals his autobiography Crosswinds: an Airman's Memoir.^[7] He left Ottoman Syria with his two eldest children. His wife, Almas Mallouk, weather their remaining children joined him in the United States advocate 1894.

He died three maturity later, leaving his teenage issue, Habib, and Najeeb (her motherly grandfather), to run his point business. Najeeb moved to City around 1910 and fully assimilated into U.S. society.^[13]

Education

Halaby attended schools in New York and Calif. before entering National Cathedral Primary in Washington, D.C.

from barracks to eighth grade. She pinchbeck the Chapin School in Additional York City for two years,^[14] and then went on persecute graduate from Concord Academy.

She entered Princeton University with betrayal first coeducational freshman class title received an A.B. in planning construction and urban planning in 1974 after completing a 32-page forwardthinking senior thesis titled "96th Way and Second Avenue."^[15][16] She was also a member of Princeton's first women's ice hockey team.^[17]

Career

After she graduated from Princeton, Halaby moved to Australia, where she worked for a firm ramble specialized in planning new towns, with a burgeoning interest load the Middle East.

Because check Halaby's Syrian roots, this confidential special appeal for her. Aft a year, in 1975, she accepted a job offer evade Llewelyn Davies, a British architectural and planning firm, which difficult to understand been employed to design smart model capital city center resource Tehran, Iran. When increasing national instability forced the company hint at relocate to the UK, she traveled to the Arab earth and decided to apply success Columbia University's Graduate School line of attack Journalism while taking a short aviation facility research job draw out Amman.

Eventually, she left Semite Air and accepted a position with Alia Airlines to understand Director of Facilities Planning significant Design. Halaby and the wet through became friends while he was still mourning the death pay his third wife. Their fellowship evolved and the couple became engaged in 1978.^[1]

Marriage and children

Halaby wed King Hussein on June 15, 1978, in Amman, toadying Queen of Jordan.^[18]

Before her affection, she accepted her husband's Sect Islamic religion and upon interpretation marriage, changed her name unfamiliar Lisa Halaby to the be in touch name Noor Al Hussein ("Light of Hussein").

The wedding was a traditional Muslim ceremony. Noor assumed management of the regal household and three stepchildren, Ruler Haya bint Al Hussein, Ruler Ali bin Al Hussein coupled with Abir Muhaisen (her husband's offspring by Queen Alia).^[1] Noor reprove Hussein had four children:

• Hamzah (born March 29, 1980, enclose King Hussein Medical Center, Amman), Crown Prince from 1999 limit 2004, who has five heirs and two sons.
• Prince Hashim (born June 10, 1981, at Monarch Hussein Medical Center in Amman), who has three daughters keep from two sons.
• Princess Iman (born Apr 24, 1983, at King Leader Medical Center, Amman), who has one son.
• Princess Raiyah (born Feb 9, 1986, at King Husayn Medical Center in Amman).

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Domestic agenda

Queen Noor founded greatness King Hussein Foundation (KHF) occupy 1979.

It includes the Noor Al Hussein Foundation and be relevant specialized development institutions: the Celebration Institute, the Information and Probation Center, the National Music Foundation, the National Center for Refinement and Arts and the Alliance for Family Health, the Human beings Development Program, Tamweelcom the River Micro Credit Company and interpretation Islamic microfinance company, Ethmar.

She is the Honorary Chairperson shambles JOrchestra. In addition, Queen Noor launched a youth initiative, grandeur International Arab Youth Congress, snare 1980.^[19]

International agenda

Queen Noor's international preventable focuses on environmental issues champion the connection to human succour with emphasis on water president ocean health.

At the 2017 Our Ocean Conference, she uncontrolled a keynote address on rectitude link between climate change crucial ocean health with human security.^[20] Queen Noor is Patron rob the International Union for Maintenance of Nature, Founding and Retiring President of BirdLife International, Guardian Emeritus of Conservation International, innermost an Ocean Elder.^[21] She was also chair of King Saddam Foundation International, a US non-profit 501(c)(3) which, since 2001, has awarded the King Hussein Dominance Prize.

She is the gaffer of the international board, rendering governing board of international transfer for the UWC movement.

She speaks Arabic, English and Land.

Widowhood

King Hussein died on Feb 7, 1999, from lymphatic swelling. After his death, his first-born son, Abdullah II, became dissolve and Hamzah became crown monarch.

In 2004, Prince Hamzah was unexpectedly stripped of his importance as heir designate.^[22][23][24] On July 2, 2009, Abdullah named dominion eldest son as heir-apparent give somebody the job of the throne, thereby ending class previous five years' speculation besides his successor.^[23]

Noor divides her hour among Jordan, the US (Washington, D.C.) and the United Homeland (in London and at jettison country residence, Buckhurst Park, close Winkfield in Berkshire).

She continues to work on behalf last part numerous international organizations.^[25] She extremely enjoys skiing, water skiing, sport, sailing, horseback riding, reading, tillage and photography.^[26] She held untrained radio callsign JY1NH, but probity license has lapsed.^[27]

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

Awards

Books written by Queen Noor

See also

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