Musbah bint Nasser ( ar, مصباح بنت ناصر; 1884 – 15 March 1961) was the first

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. She was born in 1884 in

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. She was the elder twin daughter of

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Nasser

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and his wife Dilber

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, the younger being Huzaima. In 1904, Musbah married

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Abdullah bin al-Husayn later King Abdullah I of Jordan at Stinia Palace,

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. She bore him a son and two daughters: *

Princess Haya Princess Haya bint Hussein ( ar, الأميرة هيا بنت الحسين; born 3 May 1974) is the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife Queen Alia, and the half-sister of King Abdullah II. She is a graduate of the University ...

(1907 – 1990). Married Abdul-Karim Ja'afar Zeid Dhaoui. * King Talal I (26 February 1909 – 7 July 1972). * Princess Munira (1915 – 1987). Never married. Abdullah went on to take two more wives. He married Princess Suzdil Khanum in 1913 (daughter of 'Ali) and Nahda bint Uman in 1949 (a Sudanese lady), making Musbah his senior wife. On 25 May 1946, Abdullah was proclaimed King of Jordan and Musbah, as his first wife, became Queen of Jordan. Queen Musbah died on 15 March 1961 in Irbid,

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Titles

* 1884 – 1904: ''Miss'' Musbah bint Nasser * 1904 – 1 April 1921: ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Musbah Al-Abdullah * 1 April 1921 – 25 May 1946: ''Her Highness'' Emira of Transjordan * 25 May 1946 – 20 July 1951: ''Her Majesty'' The Queen of Jordan * 20 July 1951 – 11 August 1952: ''Her Majesty'' The Queen Mother * 11 August 1952 – 15 March 1961: ''Her Majesty'' Queen Musbah

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