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Name—Lisa Najeeb Halaby
Birth—Auagust 23, 1951
Where—Washington, D.C., USA
Education—B.A. Princeton University
Currently—lives in Jordan, Washington, D.C., and London


Born in 1951 to a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa Najeeb Halaby became the fourth wife of King Hussein at age 27. With her husband being not only Jordan's monarch but the spiritual leader of all Muslims, Lisa was unsure what her role would be. (From the publisher.)