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Saddam Hussein, known mononymously as Saddam, was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who was the fifth president of Iraq, from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. He also served as prime minister of Iraq, first from 16 July 1979 until 23 March 1991, and later from 29 May 1994 to 9 April 2003. He was a leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and later, the Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party and its regional organization, the Iraqi Ba'ath Party, which espoused Ba'athism, a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism.
Hussein bin Talal was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hussein was a 40th-generation direct descendant of Muhammad.
The Hashemites, also House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Hejaz (1916–1925), Syria (1920), and Iraq (1921–1958). The family had ruled the city of Mecca continuously from the 10th century, frequently as vassals of outside powers, and were given the thrones of the Hejaz, Syria, Iraq, and Jordan following their World War I alliance with the British Empire; this arrangement became known as the "Sharifian solution".
Noor Al Hussein 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.
Hussein bin Abdullah is Crown Prince of Jordan as the son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, he claims to be 42nd-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The Jordan Football Association is the governing body for football in Jordan. The JFA was awarded best association of the AFC in 2013.
Al-Hussein Irbid SC is a professional football club based in Irbid which competes in the Jordanian Pro League.
Events from the year 1959 in Jordan.
Events from the year 1954 in Jordan.
The following lists events that happened during 1953 in Jordan.
Events from the year 1952 in Jordan.
Events from the year 1999 in Jordan.
Events from the year 1998 in Jordan.
Events from the year 1997 in Jordan.
Events from the year 1993 in Jordan.
Events from the year 1977 in Jordan.
Events from the year 1974 in Jordan.
Events from the year 1972 in Jordan.
Events from the year 1971 in Jordan.
Events from the year 1970 in Jordan.
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