Princess Noor bint Asem
Princess Noor | |||||
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Princess Noor bint Asem | |||||
Spouse |
Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein (m. 2003; div. 2009) | ||||
Issue | Princess Haya | ||||
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House | House of Hashim (by birth and marriage) | ||||
Father | Prince Asem bin Al Nayef | ||||
Mother | Firouzeh Vokhshouri | ||||
Born |
Amman, Jordan | 6 October 1982
Styles of Princess Noor of Jordan | |
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Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Alternative style | Ma'am |
Princess Noor bint Asem of Jordan (born 6 October 1982[1] as Noor bint Asem; Arabic: سمو الأميرة نور بنت عاصم), is a member of the Jordanian Royal Family.
Family
Her father is Prince Asem bin Al Nayef, a grandson of King Abdullah I of Jordan and her mother is Firouzeh Vokhshouri. Her mother currently lives in Madrid, Spain, where she is an attaché for the Jordanian Embassy.
Princess Noor's parents divorced in 1985 and in 1986 her father married Princess Sana Asem.
Siblings:
- Princess Yasmine (born 30 June 1975)
- Princess Sarah (born 12 August 1978)
Half siblings:
- Prince Nayef (born 22 January 1998)
- Princess Salha (born 14 June 1987)
- Princess Nejla (born 9 May 1988)
Education
Jordanian Royal Family |
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Extended royal family
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Having studied her IGCSE's at Kings College, Madrid, Spain, she then went on to graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Political Communication from Emerson College in 2004.
Marriage
On 29 August 2003, the Royal Jordanian Court announced Princess Noor's marriage to Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein, her second cousin, had taken place. The marriage ceremony was held at al-Baraka Palace in Amman. The celebration of the marriage (Zifaf) was held on 27 May 2004 at Zahran Palace in Amman. They divorced on September 9, 2009. Although the divorce wasn't confirmed by the Royal Jordanian Court until an announcement was made in March 2010. Thereafter Princess Noor reverted to the use of her maiden name Princess Noor bint Asem.
Honours
National Honours
- Jordan : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan [2]
Foreign Honours
- Netherlands : Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (30.10.2006)[3] [2]
Issue
- Princess Haya bint Al Hamzah (born April 18, 2007)
References
- ↑ jordan2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Royal Ark, Jordanian genealogy details
- ↑ PPE Agency, State visit of Jordan in Netherlands 2006, Noor Hamzah