Noor, Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan, 1951-

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Noor, Queen, consort of Hussein, King of Jordan, is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who is the fourth wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marriage in 1978 until Hussein's death in 1999.

Born Lisa Najeeb Halaby, her father was Najeeb Halaby; he was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Najeeb Halaby also had a private-sector career, serving as CEO of Pan American World Airways from 1969 to 1972. Halaby entered Princeton University with its first coeducational freshman class and received an A.B. in architecture and urban planning in 1974.

Noor is the longest-standing member of the Board of Commissioners of the International Commission on Missing Persons. As of 2023, she is president of the United World Colleges movement and an advocate of the anti-nuclear weapons proliferation campaign Global Zero. In 2015, Queen Noor received Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson Award for her public service.

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referencedIn Subject Files on the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, January 20, 1981–January 20, 1989 Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn Gretchen Poston's Social Files, 1977–1981 Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn White House Photo Office Collection (Nixon Administration). 1/20/1969 - 8/9/1974. Nixon White House Photographs Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn Gerald and Betty Ford Special Materials, 1841 - 2007. Gerald R. Ford Special Letters, 1956 - 2006 Gerald R. Ford Library
referencedIn Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities, 1982–1999 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Princetoniana Committee Oral History Project Records, 1994-2015 Princeton University Library
referencedIn Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration, 1/20/1993 - 1/20/2001 William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
referencedIn Records of the White House Communications Agency (WHCA) (Reagan Administration). 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989. Presidential Audio Recordings Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn Biographical Reference Collection, ., 1972 - 2004 University Archives, Duke University.
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, 1973 - . Video Tape Programs and Worldnet Broadcasts, 1999 - 2009 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn White House Photographic Collection. 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989. Reagan White House Photographs Ronald Reagan Library
referencedIn Carter White House Photographs Collection. 1/20/1977 - 1/22/1981. Carter White House Photographs: Presidential Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Sound Recordings of Radio Programs, Speeches, and Special Events, 1984–2000 National Archives at College Park
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referencedIn Director Speeches and Related Files, August 11, 1995–August 11, 1999 National Archives at College Park

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