Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein
| Princess Raiyah | |
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| Princess Raiyah of Jordan | |
| House | House of Hashim (by birth) |
| Father | Hussein of Jordan |
| Mother | Queen Noor |
| Born |
9 February 1986 Amman, Jordan |
| Jordanian Royal Family |
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Princess Raiyah Bint Al-Hussein (born 9 February 1986[1] ) is the youngest daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Noor. She has two brothers Hamzah and Hashem and an elder sister Princess Iman.[2]
Princess Raiyah received her undergraduate degree in Japanese at the University of Edinburgh.[3][4] She earned a Master of Arts (MA) in Japanese Literature at Columbia University.[5] She took a year abroad studying at Ritsumeikan University in Japan. Currently, Princess Raiyah is a graduate student studying "the reception of medieval warrior narratives in Japan and the Arab World and their impact upon the construction of national identities" at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[6]
She currently works in Japan.
She is a half-sister to King Abdullah II of Jordan.[7]
Ancestry
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References
- ↑ George, Alan (2005). Jordan : living in the crossfire. New York: Zed Books. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-84277-471-7.
- ↑ Green, Joey (2003). How they met: fateful encounters of famous lovebirds, rivals, partners in crime, and other strange bedfellows. Black Dog Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-57912-327-7.
- ↑ Pooran, Neil (10 May 2013). "Edinburgh University’s ultra-rich graduates inherit their money from family fortunes". Deadline News (Edinburgh, Scotland). Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Graduate Students". The Department of Asian Languages & Cultures is part of the Humanities Division within UCLA College. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Graduate Students". The Department of Asian Languages & Cultures is part of the Humanities Division within UCLA College. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Graduate Students". The Department of Asian Languages & Cultures is part of the Humanities Division within UCLA College. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Immediate Family Tree". The Royal Hashemite Court. Retrieved 26 March 2015.