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2 unusual facts about Al-Hussein


Al-Hussein

Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein, Pretender to the Iraqi throne and the leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political party

Abdullah II of Jordan, King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein, the current King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan


1999 Pan Arab Games

Initially set to be held in Amman in 2001, the games were brought forward two years and branded as the "Al Hussein tournament" in honour of Hussein of Jordan, the long-ruling monarch who died earlier that year.

Aar Maanta

Maanta has since worked with various other artists including Algerian Raï singer Abdelkader Saadoun, UK hip hop group the Choong Family, and Somali musicians Maryam Mursal and Ahmed 'Hudeydi' Ismail Hussein.

Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein

On 2 December 2011, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, requested a Pre-Trial Chamber of the Court to issue an arrest warrant against Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Despite being a strong Islamist, Hussein remained a loyal Bashir supporter following Bashir's rift with Hassan al-Turabi; the leader of the National Islamic Front, and quite possibly the most influential Sudanese Islamist, who had supported Bashir in his 1989 coup attempt.

Abdirahman Hussein

Abdirahman Hussein (born in Hargeisa, Somaliland) is a scholar and teacher who taught at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Abdul Rahman Arif

Arif left Iraq permanently after Hussein was removed from power by the U.S.-led invasion, and lived in Amman, Jordan from 2004.

Abdul Rahman Yasin

With Yasin reportedly being held as a prisoner in Hussein's Iraq, Lesley Stahl of CBS interviewed him there for a segment on 60 Minutes on May 23, 2002 (see below).

Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini

Dini and his deputy army chief General Abdikarin Yusuf Dhega Badan were later relieved of their duties on 13 March 2013 at a transfer ceremony in Mogadishu attended by government and AU officials, with General Dahir Adan Elmi appointed as the new Chief of Army and General Abdirisaq Khalif Hussein as his deputy.

Ahmad Hussein Adl

Ahmad Hussein Adl (Tabriz 1989-Tehran 1962) was minster of agriculture for several period in Ahmad Qavam, Ebrahim Hakimi, and Ebrahim Hakimi governments.

Aladhadh

At that time, he became active in a move to topple Saddam Hussein.

Ba'athist Iraq

There were also rumours within the top echelons of power that al-Bakr (with the assistance of Iraqi Ba'athists who opposed Hussein) was planning to designate Hafez al-Assad as his successor.

Bender Qassim International Airport

The event was attended by various Puntland government officials and businesspeople, including Bosaso Mayor Hassan Abdallah Hassan, Bari region Governor Abdisamad Gallan, and Ministry of Aviation official Saida Hussein Ali.

Bilal Hussein

In 2008, Hussein won an International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists.

That year, Hussein won an International Press Freedom Award.

Bushra Khalil

Khalil joined Hussein's legal team just days after his capture in 2003; her participation attracted controversy because Khalil is a Shi'ite Muslim.

Crimson Gold

The man pays Hussein 19000 Tomans for the three pizzas (which costs 18500 Tomans) and tells him to keep the change.

Dur al-Manthur

The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: This verse has been revealed upon five persons: Myself, 'Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Hussein: Surely, Allah desires only to remove the impurity from you, O People of the Household, and to Purify you completely

Ebrahim Hussein

Other plays written by Hussein include: Mashetani (1971), an overtly political play; Jogoo Kijijini (1976), an experiment in dramatic performance; and Arusi (1980), in which Hussein expresses disillusionment with the Tanzanian political theory Ujamaa.

Ethiopian–Somali conflict

In late June 1999, Ethiopian soldiers, supported by armoured vehicles launched an attack from Luuq that resulted in the capture of Garba Harre in the Gedo region, which was previously controlled by the Somali National Front led by Hussein Aideed.

Foreign relations of Iraq

Since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Hoshyar Zebari was first appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Iraqi Governing Council in Baghdad on 3 September 2003.

Hussein Akil

In 2008 Hussein represented Australia at U-19 Schoolboy level where he participated in international friendlies in the United Kingdom.

Hussein al-Yemeni

Hussein al-Yemeni is believed to have been a victim of an early March strike in the Miran Shah area of Pakistan.

Hussein Dokmak

Hussein Dokmak (born on December 13, 1981 in Lebanon - died on June 13, 2007 in Beirut, Lebanon) was an association football player who died from the results of a car bomb outside the Al Manara Stadium in which Lebanese politician Walid Eido was killed.

Hussein Naeem

Hussein Naeem died from the same car bomb which killed politician Walid Eido.

Hussein, An Entertainment

After its reprint, David Sexton wrote in the Evening Standard, Here fully thirty years before Master and Commander was published is the unmistakable texture of O'Brian's historical fiction.

Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki

There is no evidence that this claim about the meeting of an Iraqi delegation with Mayaki was used to bolster the case for war, or that it was in any way related to U.S. President George W. Bush's claim in the 2003 State of the Union address that "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa," which was based on what the British says in the Butler Report is completely separate evidence.

In the Shadow of Saddam

Ramadan, who claims to be an Iraqi defector and former Saddam Hussein's body double, asserts in the book that in 1997, Hussein had ordered to develop "a highly virulent strain of West Nile virus as a bioterrorist weapon" capable to kill 97% of population in an urban environment.

Jalili dynasty

In 1743 Maslawi forces, raised, organized and led by Hussein Pasha al-Jalili defeated the invasion of the Persian army of Nadir Shah.

Jambool

Jambool, Inc. was co-founded by Amazon.com veterans Vikas Gupta and Reza Hussein, and has offices in San Francisco, Seattle and Singapore.

Jamil Hussein controversy

The AP issued a statement to Editor & Publisher reporting that Ministry spokesman Abdul-Karim Khalaf, who had previously denied Hussein's existence, had formally acknowledged that Hussein was an officer assigned to the Khadra police station.

Khudat

During this time, Hussein-khan, a native of the region, had spent time in Persia and adopted Shia Islam, creating favor in the eyes of the Shah, who granted him rule over both the Quba and Salyan khanates.

Liban Hussein

When it was announced that al-Qaeda was believed to have ties to the Somali money service which Hussein contracted, his brother was arrested in Boston and the cleaning franchise revoked Hussein's license.

My Beautiful Laundrette

His father, Hussein, is a Pakistani journalist who lives in London but hates Britain and its international politics.

Nelly Mazloum

One is Shahrazad (1941) starring Hussein Sedky, Elham Hussein and Samia Gamal, the other one was Soliman's Ring (1946), directed by Hassan Ramzy (the uncle of percussionist Hossam Ramzy).

Parliament of Jordan

In 1988 King Hussein cut political ties with the West Bank following the Israeli occupation.

Presidency of Hafez al-Assad

Hussein's successor, King Abdullah visited Syria in April 1999, which was described as a "turning point" in the relationship between two countries.

Princess Zein bint Al Hussein

Princess Zein bint Al Hussein (born 23 April 1968 in Amman, Jordan) is the sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan and is the twin sister of Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein

Rehab City

At the North East side of New Cairo, at the intersection of the Eastern Ring Road with the Cairo/Suez Road, lies Al Rehab; ten minutes from Heliopolis and Nasr City, at the extension of Thawra street and Zakker Hussein street, from Nasr City, and 30 minutes from downtown Cairo.

Saddam Beach

In November 2006, villagers reacted to the death sentence of Saddam Hussein by staging a protest rally, mouthing slogans against American President George W. Bush.

Samia al-Amoudi

She is an associate professor at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, and head of the Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi Center of Excellence in breast cancer.

Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein

On July 14, 1958, when Colonel Abdul Karim Qassim took control of the Kingdom of Iraq by a coup d'état, the royal family was ordered to leave the palace in Baghdad: King Faisal II; Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah; Princess Hiyam, Abdul Ilah's wife; Princess Nafeesa, Abdul Ilah’s mother, Princess Abadiya, the king’s aunt; and several servants.

Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal

Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Hussein's half-brother and former chief of intelligence (1951-2007)

The Best of Mickey Hart: Over the Edge and Back

#"Call to All Nations" (Philip Glass, Hart, Hidalgo, Hussein) – 5:13 – previously unreleased; recorded for the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics

Trevor Flugge

Following the 2003 invasion and overthrow of the Hussein regime, Flugge was made a senior adviser to the Iraqi agriculture department.

Tulfah family

The Hussein's are originally from Al-Awja, about 13 kilometers from Tikrit and are a member of the minority Sunni population.

Zeina Shaban

Shortly after the Olympics, she was awarded the prestigious King Hussein Medal for Achievement by His Majesty King Abdullah II, for her full participation to the games and vast display of sportsmanship and national pride.


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