Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein
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Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein was born on June 10, 1981. He is the son of King Hussein and Queen Noor. In her autobiography, Queen Noor states that Hashim was named after the clan of Hashim, a tribe to which the Prophet Muhammad and King Hussein belong.
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[edit] Education
Prince Hashim received his elementary education in Amman at the Amman Baccalaureat School and then attended the schools of St. Mark's and Fay in the United States. He later graduated from Maret School in Washington, D.C in 1999. Prince Hashim went to the Royal Military Academy at 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 School of Foreign Service. While serving as a Captain in the Jordanian Army 3rd Royal Ranger Battalion, the prince attended several military and security courses.
[edit] Marriage and Family
On 6 January 2006 Prince Hashim was engaged to Princess Fahdah Mohammed Abu Neyan of Saudi Arabia, and they married on April 15, 2006. The bride's father is Sheikh Mohammad Ibrahim bin Sulayman Abu Neyan and her grandfather is Sheikh Turki bin Khaled Al-Sedeiri.
The Hashemite Royal Court announced that Prince Hashim and Princess Fahdah had a daughter, Princess Haalah bint Hashim, born Saturday, 6 April 2007 in Amman, Jordan.[1]
[edit] Further reading
Queen Noor (2003) Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life, Miramax Books, ISBN 0-7868-6717-5
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