Dina bint Abdul-Hamid
Dina bint Abdul-Hamid (Arabic: دينا بنت عبد الحميد; 15 December 1929 – 21 August 2019) was a Hashemite princess and the Queen of Jordan from 1955 until 1957 as the first wife of King Hussein. She was the mother to Hussein's oldest child, Princess Alia bint Hussein. She and the king were married from 1955 to 1957, and in 1970 she married a high-ranking official in the PLO. She was a graduate of the University of Cambridge and a lecturer in English literature at Cairo University.
| Dina bint Abdul-Hamid | |
|---|---|
Dina in the 1950s | |
| Queen consort of Jordan | |
| Tenure | 19 April 1955 – 24 June 1957 |
| Born | Sharifa Dina bint Abdul-Hamid bin Muhammad 15 December 1929 Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Died | 21 August 2019 (aged 89) Amman, Jordan |
| Burial | Raghadan Palace |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Princess Alia bint Hussein |
| House | Hashemite |
| Father | Sharif Abdul-Hamid bin Muhammad Abdul-Aziz Al-Aun |
| Mother | Fahria Brav |
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