Hussein

name

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  1. 1
    A male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Husayn.

    "In 1924 the Hashemite King Hussein was driven out of the Hedjaz by Ibn Saud, and a state of war sprang up between the new kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Trans-Jordan."

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ibn talal husseinsaddam bin hussein at takriti

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"Much has been made of the fact that an African-American with the name Barack Hussein Obama could be elected President. But my personal story is not so unique."

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Satan Hussein

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