Hussein

American  

[hoo-seyn] / hʊˈseɪn /

noun

1. Also Hosein; Husain al-Husayn, a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.

2. Saddam at-Takriti, 1937–2006, Iraqi political leader: president 1979–2003.

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Hussein British  

/ hʊˈseɪn /

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

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Example Sentences

“There are a lot of politics around the Persian origin,” said Al Hussein, who is Emirati of ancestral Persian origin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

More recently, a statue of Saddam Hussein famously met the same fate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Hussein Duwaima, whose original clothes shop was destroyed, said life was coming back "gradually" in Gaza and demand has picked up ahead of the holiday as crowds of shoppers pack makeshift markets.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Among those racing across the city was Hussein Fakih, the regional head of the government-run Lebanese Civil Defence - the country's primary firefighting, first aid and rescue force.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

All of us—Barack and I as well as the campaign team—understood long before his announcement that regardless of his political gifts a black man named Barack Hussein Obama would always be a long shot.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama