Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil
Zein al-Sharaf | |
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Queen consort of Jordan | |
Tenure | 20 July 1951 – 11 August 1952 |
Born | Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt (present-day Egypt) | 2 August 1916
Died | 26 April 1994 Lausanne, Switzerland | (aged 77)
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Hashemite | |
Father | Sharif Jamil 'Ali bin Nasser |
Mother | Wijdan Shakir Pasha |
Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil (
Family
She was born in
.Marriage and children
Zein married her first cousin Prince Talal bin Abdullah of Jordan on 27 November 1934, with whom she had four sons and two daughters:[3]
- King Hussein (14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999)
- Princess Asma (deceased, at birth in 1937)
- Prince Muhammad (2 October 1940 – 29 April 2021)
- Prince Hassan (born 20 March 1947)
- Prince Muhsin (deceased)
- Princess Basma (born 11 May 1951)
Career
Queen Zein played a major role in the political development of the Jordanian Kingdom in the early 1950s, by supporting efforts in charitable works and women's rights.
She took part in the writing of the 1952 Constitution that gave certain rights to women and enhanced the social development of the country. She also created the first women's union of Jordan in 1944. Queen Zein further filled a constitutional vacuum after the assassination of the late King Abdullah I in 1951, while the newly proclaimed King Talal was being treated outside the Kingdom. The Queen again performed this role during the period between August 1952, when her son, King Hussein, was proclaimed monarch, and May 1953, when he assumed constitutional duties at the age of eighteen.
Following the arrival of
Honours
National honours
- Jordan:
- Order of al-Hussein bin Ali.[citation needed]
Foreign honours
- Malaysia:
- Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN (K)) - Tun (24 April 1965)[4]
References
- ^ هذه الاميرة كان طلال يحبها وكان من الممكن ان تكون اما للملك حسين ولو لم تقتل الملكة زين الملكة علياء طوقان لربما تغير وجه الاردن, Arab Times, archived from the original on 6 September 2017, retrieved 6 September 2017,
بخاصة بعد أن اجبر الملك عبدالله ابنه طلال على الزواج من تركية ولدت في مصر اسمها زين وهي أم الملك حسين ...
- ^ Jordan Times, 2015, retrieved 6 September 2017
- ^ "The Hashemite Royal Family". The Office of King Hussein. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1965" (PDF).