Alia al Hussein
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| Alia Baha ed din Toukan | ||
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| Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | ||
| Titles | HM The Queen of Jordan (1972-1977) Miss Alia Baha ed din Toukan |
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| Born | December 25, 1948 | |
| Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Died | February 9, 1977 | |
| Amman, Jordan | ||
| Consort | December 24, 1972 - February 9, 1977 | |
| Consort to | Hussein of Jordan | |
| Issue | Haya, Ali | |
| Father | Bahauddin Toukan | |
Alia Baha ed Din Toukan (Arabic: علياء بھاء الدين طوقان) (December 25, 1948 - February 9, 1977), was the third wife of King Hussein of Jordan.
A daughter of Bahauddin Toukan, former Jordanian ambassador to the Court of St. James's, she was born in Cairo, Egypt. She married the king on December 24, 1972, and was titled Queen Alia al Hussein (Arabic: علياء الحسين). They had two children of their own, and adopted a daughter.
She died in a helicopter crash in Amman, Jordan, and Amman airport was afterwards renamed Queen Alia International Airport.
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