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JORDAN REMEMBERS SHARIF HUSSEIN
Jordan Times, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
June 2 2014
AMMAN -- The Kingdom on Tuesday marks the 83rd anniversary of the
death of Sharif Hussein Bin Ali (1852-1931).
Sharif Hussein, who was emir of Mecca and king of Hijaz, launched the
Great Arab Revolt in June 1916 with the objective of establishing an
independent and unified Arab state.
Instead, the dismembered Ottoman lands were carved into several
mandates and protectorates.
However, the Great Arab Revolt secured Arab rule over most of the
Arabian Peninsula, Syria and all of modern Jordan, founded by Sharif
Hussein's son, King Abdullah I.
In 1924, Sharif Hussein donated a large amount of money for the
reconstruction of Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
In 1926, he was exiled to Cyprus where he funded the building of an
Armenian church.
In 1931, the exiled king returned to Amman, where he died.
In fulfilment of his will, Sharif Hussein was buried near Al Aqsa
Mosque in Jerusalem.
http://jordantimes.com/Jordan+remembers+Sharif+Hussein-74155
Jordan Times, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
June 2 2014
AMMAN -- The Kingdom on Tuesday marks the 83rd anniversary of the
death of Sharif Hussein Bin Ali (1852-1931).
Sharif Hussein, who was emir of Mecca and king of Hijaz, launched the
Great Arab Revolt in June 1916 with the objective of establishing an
independent and unified Arab state.
Instead, the dismembered Ottoman lands were carved into several
mandates and protectorates.
However, the Great Arab Revolt secured Arab rule over most of the
Arabian Peninsula, Syria and all of modern Jordan, founded by Sharif
Hussein's son, King Abdullah I.
In 1924, Sharif Hussein donated a large amount of money for the
reconstruction of Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
In 1926, he was exiled to Cyprus where he funded the building of an
Armenian church.
In 1931, the exiled king returned to Amman, where he died.
In fulfilment of his will, Sharif Hussein was buried near Al Aqsa
Mosque in Jerusalem.
http://jordantimes.com/Jordan+remembers+Sharif+Hussein-74155