Queen Noor of Jordan

Queen Noor of Jordan (Arabic: الملكة نور‎; born 23 August 1951 in Washington, D.C.) is the last wife and widow of the late King Hussein of Jordan. She is an American, born of Lebanese, British and Swedish descent. She is the current president of the United World Colleges movement and an advocate of the anti-nuclear weapons proliferation campaign, Global Zero. Noor was born Lisa Najeeb Halaby. She is the daughter of Najeeb Halaby and Doris Carlqui... more

Queen Noor of Jordan (Arabic: الملكة نور‎; born 23 August 1951 in Washington, D.C.) is the last wife and widow of the late King Hussein of Jordan. She is an American, born of Lebanese, British and Swedish descent. She is the current president of the United World Colleges movement and an advocate of the anti-nuclear weapons proliferation campaign, Global Zero. Noor was born Lisa Najeeb Halaby. She is the daughter of Najeeb Halaby and Doris Carlquist. Her father was an aviator, airline executive and government official. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Truman administration, before being appointed by Lyndon Johnson to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Najeeb Halaby also had a successful private-sector career, serving as CEO of Pan American World Airways from 1969 to 1972. The Halabys had two children in addition to Lisa: a son, Christian, and another daughter, Alexa. They divorced in 1977. Noor's paternal grandfather, Najeeb Elias Halaby, a Syrian... less