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GAM celebrates late King Hussein’s birthday

By JT - Nov 15,2017 - Last updated at Nov 15,2017

AMMAN — The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) on Tuesday held a ceremony at Al Hussein Cultural Centre to celebrate the birthday of His Majesty the late King Hussein under the patronage of Amman’s Mayor Yousef Shawarbeh, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Shawarbeh delivered a speech on King Hussein praising his journey, his accomplishments, his loyalty to Jordan and what he offered to the people of the country. 

Poet Haydar Mahmoud recited a poem for the occasion, and a film on King Hussein’s life was screened, along with a musical event and a photo exhibition about the late monarch.

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