Prince Hashim bin Hussein

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Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein
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Born (1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 42)
Spouse
Fahdah Mohammed Abunayyan
(m. 2006)
Issue
  • Princess Haalah
  • Princess Rayet Al-Noor
  • Princess Fatima Al-Alia
  • Prince Hussein Haidara
  • Prince Mohammad Al-Hassan
Names
Hashim bin Hussein bin Talal bin Abdullah
House Hashemite
Father Hussein of Jordan
Mother Lisa Halaby

Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein [1] (born 10 June 1981) is the younger of the two sons of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan. In her autobiography, Queen Noor states that Hashim was named after the clan of Hashim (Banu Hashim), the tribe to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad and King Hussein belong. He is in the line of succession to the Jordanian throne.

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Early life and education

Prince Hashim (or Hashem) was born on 10 June 1981. [2] He received his elementary education in Amman at the Amman Baccalaureate School and then attended the schools of St. Mark's and Fay School in the United States. He later graduated from Maret School in Washington, D.C in 1999. Prince Hashim went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2000. He was awarded the Prince Saud Bin Abdullah Prize, presented to the cadet with the highest aggregate mark. After graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he attended Duke University, later transferring to Georgetown University. In August 2005, the Prince obtained an undergraduate degree in Comparative Studies from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He later graduated in Quran studies at Balqa Applied University in Jordan on 5 September 2006. While serving as a captain in the Jordanian Armed Forces 3rd Royal Ranger Battalion, the prince attended several military and security courses.

Marriage and family

On 6 January 2006, Prince Hashim was engaged to Fahdah Mohammed Abunayyan from Saudi Arabia, and they married on 15 April 2006. The bride's father is Mohammad bin Ibrahim Abunayyan and her maternal grandfather is Sheikh Turki bin Khaled bin Ahmed Al Sudairi, head of the Saudi Human Rights Commission.

They have 3 daughters and 2 sons:

Honours

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Prince Hashem celebrates birthday". The Jordan Times. Amman. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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Royal titles
Preceded by
Prince Hussein bin Hamzah
Line of succession to the Jordanian throne
11th position
Succeeded by
Prince Hussein bin Hashim