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Jordanian politician and diplomat

Hussein ibn Nasser

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Jordanian politician and diplomat

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Male

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Politician Diplomat

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Birth:

30 November 1902(Ta'if, Saudi Arabia)

Death:

1 May 1982(Amman, Jordan)

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Awards:

Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Cedar‎Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

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Biography

Introduction

Hussein ibn Nasser Sharif GCVO (30 November 1902 – 1 May 1982) was a Jordanian Prime Minister and Ambassador.

Career

From 1929 to 1935 he was attached to the Royal Cabinet in Baghdad.
From 1935 to 1937 he was Attaché at the Iraqi Legation to Turkey.
From 1938 to 1942 he was Assistant Head of Royal Protocol in Baghdad.
From 1944 to 1946 he was Assistant Head of Royal Protocol in Baghdad.
From 1946 to 1948 he was Iraqi Consul-General in Jerusalem and Chargé d'affaires in Amman, (Jordan)
From 1949 to 1950 he was Jordanian Minister Plenipotentiary to Turkey.
From 1950 to 1951 he was Minister at the Legations to France and Spain.
From 1953 to 1961 he was ambassador in Madrid.
In 1961 he became Chief of the Royal Cabinet.
In April 1963 Hussein of Jordan used his constitutional prerogatives, dissolved the Parliament, ordered his uncle Sharif Hussein ibn Nasser to form a government and curb Freedom of assembly of supporters of Gamal Abdel Nasser with Police, army and Bedouin contingents.
FromApril 21, 1963 to July 6, 1964 he was Prime Minister of Jordan.
FromMarch 4, 1967 to October 7, 1967 he occupied again the position of Prime Minister of Jordan.
In 1969 he was appointed member of the Senate.

Honour

Foreign honour

Malaysia : Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (S.M.N.) (1965)