Alia al-Hussein
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| Alia Baha ed din Toukan | |
| Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | |
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| Titles | HM The Queen of Jordan (1972-1977) Miss Alia Baha ed din Toukan (1948-1972) |
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| Born | December 25, 1948 |
| Birthplace | Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | February 9, 1977 (aged 28) |
| Place of death | Amman, Jordan |
| Consort | December 24, 1972 - February 9, 1977 |
| Consort to | Hussein of Jordan |
| Issue | Princess Haya Prince Ali |
| Royal House | Hashemite |
| Father | Bahauddin Toukan |
| Mother | Hanan Hashim |
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. The Toukan (or Touqan) family is a prominent Palestinian family of Nablus. 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, Abir, a 5-year-old Palestinian girl whose mother had been killed by a plane crash at a refugee camp near the Amman airport.
She died in a helicopter crash in Amman, Jordan, and Amman airport was afterwards renamed Queen Alia International Airport.
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| Preceded by Muna al-Hussein |
Queen consort of Jordan 24 December 1972 – 9 February 1977 |
Succeeded by Noor al-Hussein |
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