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  • King Hussein, centre, and Queen Noor sit among their 12 children in this picture provided by the Royal Palace in 1995. AP Photo
    King Hussein, centre, and Queen Noor sit among their 12 children in this picture provided by the Royal Palace in 1995. AP Photo
  • King Hussein and his first wife Queen Mona look at their eldest son Abdallah in Amman. AFP
    King Hussein and his first wife Queen Mona look at their eldest son Abdallah in Amman. AFP
  • King Hussein during the troop review in Amman in May 1983. Getty Images
    King Hussein during the troop review in Amman in May 1983. Getty Images
  • Sheikh Zayed with Jordan's King Hussein in Abu Dhabi in the 1990s. Wam / AFP
    Sheikh Zayed with Jordan's King Hussein in Abu Dhabi in the 1990s. Wam / AFP
  • From left: Deputy Prime Minister Samir Rifai, King of Jordan Hussein Ibn Talal, King of Saudi Arabia Saud Ibn Abdul Aziz, and Prime Minister Ibrahim Hashim. Getty Images
    From left: Deputy Prime Minister Samir Rifai, King of Jordan Hussein Ibn Talal, King of Saudi Arabia Saud Ibn Abdul Aziz, and Prime Minister Ibrahim Hashim. Getty Images
  • From left: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai; the Sultan of Brunei; former French president Jacques Chirac; former United States presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, with the King of Morocco, who was crown prince at the time, behind Clinton; former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak; and former Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh, far right. Getty Images
    From left: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai; the Sultan of Brunei; former French president Jacques Chirac; former United States presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, with the King of Morocco, who was crown prince at the time, behind Clinton; former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak; and former Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh, far right. Getty Images
  • Yasser Arafat, centre, kisses the head of King Hussein as Yasser Abed Rabbo, the chief of the PLO information department looks on, during Arafat's arrival at Marka airport in September 1993 in Amman. AFP
    Yasser Arafat, centre, kisses the head of King Hussein as Yasser Abed Rabbo, the chief of the PLO information department looks on, during Arafat's arrival at Marka airport in September 1993 in Amman. AFP
  • King Hussein prays with three of his sons while performing the umra in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AFP
    King Hussein prays with three of his sons while performing the umra in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • Queen Noor of Jordan, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II and King Hussein following the British Royals' arrival at Amman Military Airport, for a state visit to Jordan, in March 1984. Getty Images
    Queen Noor of Jordan, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II and King Hussein following the British Royals' arrival at Amman Military Airport, for a state visit to Jordan, in March 1984. Getty Images
  • King Hussein celebrates the second birthday of his twin daughters, Princess Zein (left) and Princess Aisha, on April 23, 1970. Getty Images
    King Hussein celebrates the second birthday of his twin daughters, Princess Zein (left) and Princess Aisha, on April 23, 1970. Getty Images
  • King Hussein and his bride, the former American Lisa Halaby, in Amman. AFP
    King Hussein and his bride, the former American Lisa Halaby, in Amman. AFP
  • King Hussein welcomes Pope Paul VI, right, on the tarmac of Amman's airport on January 6, 1964. AFP
    King Hussein welcomes Pope Paul VI, right, on the tarmac of Amman's airport on January 6, 1964. AFP
  • King Hussein greet his subjects. Getty Images
    King Hussein greet his subjects. Getty Images
  • King Hussein of Jordan when he was crowned in 1952 in Amman. AFP
    King Hussein of Jordan when he was crowned in 1952 in Amman. AFP
  • A young King Hussein in a sports car. AFP
    A young King Hussein in a sports car. AFP
  • King Hussein riding a horse with his father Talal ibn Hussein in 1939. AFP
    King Hussein riding a horse with his father Talal ibn Hussein in 1939. AFP