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Hussein Kamel al-Majid
Hussein Kamel al-Majid (حسين كامل المجيد), Iraqi lieutenant general, Saddam Hussein's cousin and son-in-law, headed Iraq's WMD programs, defected to Jordan in August 1995, prompted major UN disclosures, and was killed in Iraq in 1996 after returning.
Hussein Kanji
Hussein Kanji is an American venture capitalist based in London and a founding partner of Hoxton Ventures, which he co-founded in 2013 and is known for seed investments in Darktrace, Deliveroo, and Babylon Health.
Hussein Kulmiye Afrah
Hussein Kulmiye Afrah, also spelled Kulmie or Kulmia (1920–1993), was a Somali general and politician who served as interior minister and second vice president under Mohamed Siad Barre.
Hussein of Jordan (حسين بن طلال)
Hussein bin Talal (حسين بن طلال), third King of Jordan, reigned 1952–1999 from age 17. Survived assassination attempts, lost the West Bank in 1967, disengaged in 1988, and signed the 1994 peace treaty with Israel.
Hussein Onn
Tun Hussein Onn (1922–1990), Malaysia's third Prime Minister (1976–1981), son of UMNO founder Onn Jaafar; called Bapa Perpaduan (Father of Unity); launched PEMADAM, PNB, and Amanah Saham Nasional; died in San Francisco.
Hussein Rushdi Pasha
Hussein Rushdi Pasha (حسين رشدي باشا; 1863–1928) was an Egyptian statesman who served as prime minister four consecutive times between 1914 and 1919, spanning the British Protectorate and the 1919 Revolution.
Hussein S. El-Ghoroury
Hussein S. El-Ghoroury is an American semiconductor entrepreneur who founded Ostendo Technologies in Carlsbad, California, in 2005, and leads its Quantum Photonic Imager microLED display chip.
Hussein Shah of Johor
Hussein Shah of Johor, also known as Sultan Hussein Syah, was sultan of the Johor-Riau realm, proclaimed ruler in Singapore in 1819 with British support.
Hussein Shariffe
Hussein Shariffe (حسين شريف; 1934–2005) was a Sudanese painter, poet, and filmmaker affiliated with the Khartoum School who turned to experimental cinema in the 1970s.
Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare
Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare (Somali: Xuseen Sheekh Axmed Kaddare, 1934–2015) was a Somali linguist, poet, and politician best known for inventing the Kaddare script for Somali in 1952.
Hussein-Ali Montazeri (حسینعلی منتظری)
Hussein-Ali Montazeri (حسینعلی منتظری), known as Ayatollah Montazeri, was an Iranian grand ayatollah who co-founded the Islamic Republic, was designated Khomeini's successor, and became a leading regime critic.
Hussein-McMahon Correspondence
The Hussein-McMahon Correspondence was an exchange of ten letters between Sharif Hussein of Mecca and Sir Henry McMahon, Britain's high commissioner in Egypt, from 1915 to 1916.
Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan (الحسين بن عبد الله)
Al Hussein bin Abdullah II (الحسين بن عبد الله), born 1994, is Crown Prince and heir apparent of Jordan, eldest son of King Abdullah II; named heir by 2009 Royal Decree, Sandhurst and Georgetown graduate, married Rajwa Al Hussein in 2023.
Husseini K. Manji
Husseini K. Manji is a physician-scientist in mood disorders research, Professor of Psychiatry at Oxford who shared the 2023 Sarnat Prize for discovering ketamine's rapid antidepressant effects.
Hussey (Martian crater)
Hussey is a 99.71-km-diameter impact crater on Mars at 53.32°S, 233.41°E, named in 1973 for American astronomer William J. Hussey (1862-1926); its floor holds a dune field imaged by Mars Odyssey.
Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars (Husitské války), also known as the Bohemian Wars, were religious conflicts in Bohemia from 1419 to 1434, where followers of Jan Hus repelled five crusades.
Hussites
The Hussites were the followers of the Bohemian reformer Jan Hus who broke with Rome over communion in both kinds and repelled five crusades between 1420 and 1431.
Husson University
Husson University, founded 1898 as the Maine School of Commerce, is a private nonprofit university in Bangor, Maine, with about 3,367 students, NECHE accreditation, 22 NCAA Division III teams, and large online degree programs.
Hustai Nuruu Biosphere Reserve
Hustai Nuruu Biosphere Reserve, also called Hustain Nuruu, a UNESCO MAB site since 2002 in central Mongolia around Hustai National Park, protects steppe ecosystems and hosts the world's largest wild Przewalski's horse population, reintroduced from 1992.
Hustle (2022 film)
Hustle (2022 film), also called the Adam Sandler basketball movie, is a Netflix sports drama directed by Jeremiah Zagar in which Sandler plays 76ers scout Stanley Sugerman mentoring Spanish NBA player Juancho Hernangómez's Bo Cruz; released June 2022, 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, SAG-nominated.
Hustle (dance)
Hustle, also called New York or Latin Hustle, is a social partner dance created in the South Bronx in 1972, danced to disco and dance-pop in a syncopated three-count over 4/4, with continuous spins in a slot; distinct from the Bus Stop line dance and from salsa and West Coast Swing.
Hustle (TV series)
Hustle is a BBC One crime drama created by Tony Jordan about London con artists running long cons on greedy marks, airing 2004–2012 in eight series of six episodes, spun off into The Real Hustle.
Hustle & Flow
Hustle & Flow is a 2005 American drama and music film directed by Craig Brewer, starring Terrence Howard as a Memphis pimp who decides to become a rapper.
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46 (1988), Supreme Court case holding the First Amendment protects offensive parody of public figures unless it states false facts with actual malice; reversed a $200,000 award to Jerry Falwell.
Hustlers (film)
Hustlers is a 2019 American crime comedy-drama film directed by Lorene Scafaria, starring Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez as strippers who drug and defraud wealthy Wall Street clients.
Hustling
Hustling is misrepresenting one's skill in a game, especially gambling, to deceive a mark into betting; the pool hustler of The Hustler and Ned Polsky's study, plus street cons like three-card monte and rigged poker games.
Hustrulid Mining Services
Hustrulil Mining Services is wrong; Hustrulid Mining Services is the consulting practice of mining engineer William A. Hustrulid, a National Academy of Engineering member based in Spokane, Washington.
Husuni Kubwa
Husuni Kubwa is the ruin of a large early 14th-century sultan's palace on Kilwa Kisiwani, off Tanzania, built by Sultan al-Hasan ibn Sulaiman with over 100 rooms.
Husyatyn Raion
Husyatyn Raion (Гусятинський район), former district in eastern Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, center Husiatyn on the Zbruch; created January 1940, area about 1,000 km², population 64,700 (2008), abolished in the 2020 reform and merged into Chortkiv Raion.
Hut
A hut is a small single-story building of simple or crude construction serving as a poor, rough, or temporary dwelling, ranging from prehistoric brush shelters to military prefabricated buildings.