Prince Asem bin Al Nayef

Prince Asem bin Al Nayef
Spouse	Princess Sana Asem (m. 1986) ex-spouse Firouzeh Vokhshouri (m. 1974, div. 1985)
Issue
Prince Nayef Princess Yasmine Princess Sarah Princess Noor Princess Salha Princess Nejla
Father	Prince Nayef bin Abdullah
Mother	Princess Mihrimah Sultan
Born	27 April 1948(1948-04-27) Alexandria, Egypt

Prince Asem "Abu Bakr" bin Al Nayef (Arabic: ‎ الأمير عاصم بن نايف) was born in Alexandria, Egypt on 27 April 1948. He is the son of Prince Nayef bin Abdullah I (a younger son of Abdullah I of Jordan) and Princess Mihrimah Sultan Osmanoğlu (granddaughter of Sultan Mohammad Rashad of Turkey). It is claimed he is the 42nd generation direct descendant of Muhammad.^[1]

1 Education
2 Professional career
- 2.1 Activities
3 Family
4 Ancestry
5 References

Education

Prince Asem completed his high school education at Millfield School in Somerset, England. He earned his university degree in interior architecture in England of 1972.

Professional career

After university Prince Asem worked for several years in Spain with a leading architectural firm to gain experience. In 1974, he returned to Amman where he started his own architectural business, in addition to importing and exporting furniture and accessories.

Between 1994 and 1996, he taught Interior Design at Petra University. In 1993, he established a security company named Al-Saher for Security. In addition, he established the Jordan Vision Company for Telecommunication. He is the President of both companies.

His hobbies include horse back riding, scuba diving and reading.

Activities

Vice President of the Royal Jordanian Equestrian Federation
President of SPANA (Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad)
Representative and Agent of several Chinese companies

Family

Jordanian Royal Family

HM The King
HM The Queen

HM Queen Noor

Extended royal family

Prince Asem married his current wife, Princess Sana Asem, on 6 January 1986. He has three children with her:

Princess Salha (born 14 June 1987), married on 4 April 2011 HE Mr. Mohamad Hashim Haj-Hassan
Princess Nejla (born 9 May 1988)
Prince Nayef (born 22 January 1998)

Prince Asem married in 1974 to Firouzeh Vokhshouri, they divorced in 1985. He has three daughters:

Princess Yasmine (born 30 June 1975), married on 2 September 2005 HE Mr. Basel Yaghnam
Princess Sarah (born 12 August 1978), married on 26 June 2008 HE Mr. Alejandro Garrido
Princess Noor (born 6 October 1982), married from 29 August 2003 til 9 September 2009 Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Asem bin Al Nayef

^[2]^[3]

16. Ali (1833–1871)
(= brother of 18)

8. Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1854–1931)

17. Salha

4. Abdullah I, King of Jordan (1881–1951)

18. Abdullah Kamil Pasha, Sharif of Mecca (1823–1877)
(= brother of 16)

9. Abdiya (d. 1888)

2. Prince Nayef (1914–1983)

10. Ali

5. Princess Suzdil (d. 1968)

1. Prince Asem married princess sana asem

24. Abdülmecid I, Ottoman Sultan (1823–1861)

12. Mehmed V, Ottoman Sultan (1844–1918)

25. Gülcemal Sultan (1826–1851)

6. Prince Mehmed Ziyaeddin (1873–1938)

13. Qamuraz (1855–1921)

3. Princess Mihrimah Sultan (1922–2000)

7. Nashamand (1905–1934)

References

^ The Royal Jordanian Family Tree
^ Buyers, Christopher. "Al-Hashimi Dynasty: Genealogy". The Royal Ark. http://www.royalark.net/Jordan/jordan2.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
^ Buyers, Christopher. "The Imperial House of Osman: Genealogy". The Royal Ark. Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20060615093312/http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Turkey/turkey14.htm.

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Name	Prince Asem bin Al Nayef
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Date of birth	27 April 1948
Place of birth	Alexandria, Egypt
Date of death	27-4-1948
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