hussein

Definition of Hussein in English :

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Noun

1. husain, husayn, hussein, saddam, saddam bin hussein at-takriti, saddam hussein

Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)

2. husain, husayn, hussein, ibn talal hussein, king hussein

king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)

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Hussein

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noun

1. Also: Husain

1935–99, king of Jordan (1952–99)

2.

Saddam (sæˈdæm). 1937–2006, Iraqi politician: president (1979–2003) and prime minister (1994–2003) of Iraq. He led Iraq into the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) and the Gulf War (1991) but was deposed and captured in the US-led invasion of 2003; executed 2006

Hussein

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1.

Hussein I1935-99; king of Jordan (1952-99)

2.

Sadˈdam (sɑˈdɑm ) ; sädämˈ) ; ) ; säˈdämˌ) 1937-2006; president of Iraq (1979-2003)

Hussein

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The grandson of Muhammad and son of Fatima and Ali, revered by Shiites as the third imam.

King of Jordan (1953-1999) who established a constitutional hereditary monarchy and espoused a moderate, generally pro-Western policy in the Middle East. He lost western Jordan to Israel in the Six-Day War (1967) but was later instrumental in negotiating the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace (1994).

Iraqi military and political leader who became president of Iraq in 1979. He waged war against Iran (1980-1988), and his invasion and occupation of Kuwait provoked the Gulf War (1990-1991). He was deposed in a US-led invasion of Iraq (2003), convicted of crimes against humanity, and executed.

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