Background
Hussein, Her Majesty Queen Noor Al was born on August 23, 1951 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Najeeb Elias and Doris (Carlquist) Halaby.
Hussein, Her Majesty Queen Noor Al was born on August 23, 1951 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Najeeb Elias and Doris (Carlquist) Halaby.
Bachelor in Architect and Urban Planning, Princeton University, 1974.
Director, planning and design projects Royal Jordanian airline. Chair, National Committee for International Year of the Child, 1979. Established Royal Endowment for Culture and Education, 1979.
Convened, first Arab Children's Congress, 1980. Initiated Jordan Society, Washington, 1980 (reconstituted as King Hussein Foundation Internat, 1999). Co-founder, Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts, 1981.
Co-founder Jubilee School, 1984. Initiated, National Music Conservatory, 1985. Launched National Handicrafts Development Project, 1985.
Established Noor Al Hussein Foundation, 1985. Launched Children's Heritage and Science Museum, 1986, Mobile Life and Science Museum, 1988. Chair, National Task Force for Children, 1995.
Chair, Al Amal Cancer Center(now King Hussein Cancer Center), 1997-2001. Chair, King Hussein Foundation, since 1999. Active patron: Royal Society for Conservation of Nature, Petra National Trust.
Royal Society of Fine Arts, National Fedn.of Business, Professional Women's Clubs. SOS Children's Village Assn. Queen Noor Technology College for Civil Aviation.
Cerebral Palsy Found, Jordanian Physiotherapy Society, Jordan Tennis Federation and Women's Sports Club, World Conservation Union, International Alert's Women and Peace-Building campaign, Landmine Survivors Network (hosted first International Conference on Landmine Injury and Rehabilitation in Middle East, 1998). Honorary president, BirdLife International. Board director, World Wildlife Fund International, Seeds of Peace, Refugees International.
Member, International Commission on Missing Persons. President, United World Colleges, Journey of a Lifetime Trust (United Kingdom). Chair, international advisory committee, United Nations University International Leadership Academy.
Honorary chairman, McGill Middle East Program in Civil Society and Peace Building. Advisory to Women Waging Peace. Member, international advisory board of International Campaign to Ban Landmines, International Commission on Peace and Food.
Chair, advisory board of Center for the Study of the Global South, American University. Trustee, American Cancer Society Foundation, Mentor Foundation. Honorary member, general assembly, SOS-Kinderdorf International, Global Committee of the Center for Development and Population Activities.
Member, International Council of the Near East Foundation.
Married King Hussein of Jordan, June 15, 1978 (deceased February 7, 1999). Children: Prince Hamzah Hussein, Prince Hashim Hussein, Princess Iman Hussein, Princess Raiyah Husseinstepchildren: Prince Ali Hussein, Princess Haya Hussein, Abir Muheisen.