Hussein ibn Nasser

Hussein ibn Nasser Sharif GCVO (30 November 1902 – 1 May 1982) was a Jordanian prince and statesman who served as the 16th Prime Minister of Jordan from 1963 to 1964, and again in 1967 during the reign of his great-grandnephew Hussein. He previously served ambassador to Spain and Turkey.

Hussein ibn Nasser Sharif SMN GCVO
حسين بن ناصر
16th Prime Minister of Jordan
In office April 21, 1963 – July 6, 1964
Monarch	Hussein
Preceded by	Samir al-Rifai
Succeeded by	Bahjat Talhouni
In office March 4, 1967 – April 23, 1967
Monarch	Hussein
Preceded by	Wasfi al-Tal
Succeeded by	Saad Jumaa
Ambassador of Jordan to Turkey
In office 1949–1950
Succeeded by	1971 and 1972: Hazem Nuseibeh 2002: Marouf al-Bakhit 2012: Amjad Adaileh
Ambassador of Jordan to Spain
In office 1953–1960
Preceded by	Issa Basil Bandak
Succeeded by	Iklil Sati
Personal details
Born	(1902-11-30)November 30, 1902 Ta'if, Ottoman Hejaz
Died	May 1, 1982(1982-05-01) (aged 79)[1]
Spouse(s)	in 1943 married H.R.H. Princess Makbula, third daughter of Abdullah I of Jordan
Children	Ferihan Debbas[citation needed]
Parent	Sharif Nasser bin Ali Pasha 1863 brother of Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (father)
Relatives	Hussein of Jordan, nephew.
Education	studies in Hejaz schools

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.^[2]
• From April 21, 1963 to July 6, 1964 he was Prime Minister of Jordan.
• From March 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.^[3]

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Honour

Foreign honour

•  Malaysia : Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (S.M.N.) (1965)^[5]