Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein

Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein
Prince Hashim of Jordan
Spouse Fahdah Mohammed Abu Neyan
Issue
Princess Haalah
Princess Rayet Al Noor
Princess Fatima Al-Alia
Father Hussein of Jordan
Mother Queen Noor of Jordan
Born 10 June 1981 (1981-06-10) (age 30)

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

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Education

Prince Hashim received his elementary education in Amman at the Amman Baccalaureate 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 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. 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

Jordanian Royal Family

HM Queen Noor

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

The Hashemite Royal Court announced that Prince Hashim and Princess Fahdah had their first daughter, Princess Haalah bint Al Hashim, born Saturday, 6 April 2007 in Amman, Jordan.[1] The Hashemite Royal Court announced that Prince Hashim and Princess Fahdah had their second daughter, Princess Rayet bint Al Hashim, born Friday, 4 July 2008.[2] The couple had a third daughter, Princess Fatima Al-Alia, on 5 November 2011.

Further reading

Queen Noor (2003) Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life, Miramax Books, ISBN 0-7868-6717-5

Ancestry

Royal titles
Preceded by
Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein
Line of succession to the Jordanian throne
8th position
Succeeded by
Prince Muhammad bin Talal

References

  1. ^ jordan3
  2. ^ Petra: Prince Hashim and Princess Fahdah receive baby girl Princess "Rayet Al Noor"