King Husein

King Husein is an Indian-American engineer and the founder and CEO of Span Construction and Engineering (Span), one of the country's largest metal building construction companies based in Madera, California.

Husein was born in Mumbai, India into a Muslim family. His father died when he was 11, and his mother raised the four children on money she earned teaching embroidery on foot-powered Singer sewing machines. Originally, he was slated to attend Rice University, but based on the recommendation of a friend, he diverted to Provo, Utah, and enrolled at Brigham Young University (BYU). He obtained a master's in structural engineering in 1971 from BYU. Husein developed a suspension safety net system called SkyWeb.

Personal life Husein is married to Diane Clark, from Star Valley, Wyoming, and they have four children. Husein is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Husein donated $5 million to the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering in 2020 and funded the King and Diane Husein Endowed Professorship in Civil & Environmental Engineering since 2002.

In 2021, Husein donated 50 acres of land, "valued at nearly $9 million", to the Madera Unified School District. A K-8 school named The King Husein School is expected to open on the site in August 2026.