| Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||
| Born | 10 June 1981 | ||||
| Spouse |
Fahdah Mohammed Abunayyan
(m. 2006) | ||||
| Issue |
| ||||
| |||||
| House | Hashemite | ||||
| Father | Hussein of Jordan | ||||
| Mother | Lisa Halaby | ||||
| Jordanian royal family |
|---|
| Extended royal family |
Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein[1] (born 10 June 1981) is the younger of the two sons of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan. In her autobiography, Queen Noor states that Hashim was named after the clan of Hashim (Banu Hashim), the tribe to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad and King Hussein belong. He is in the line of succession to the Jordanian throne.
Early life and education
Prince Hashim (or Hashem) was born on 10 June 1981.[2] He received his elementary education in Amman at the Amman Baccalaureate School and then attended the schools of St. Mark's and Fay School 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.[3] He later graduated in Quran studies at Balqa Applied University in Jordan on 5 September 2006. 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
On 6 January 2006, Prince Hashim was engaged to Fahdah Mohammed Abunayyan from Saudi Arabia, and they married on 15 April 2006. The bride's father is Mohammad bin Ibrahim Abunayyan and her maternal grandfather is Sheikh Turki bin Khaled bin Ahmed Al Sudairi, head of the Saudi Human Rights Commission.
They have three daughters and two sons:
Honours
- Jordan
Knight Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance, Special Class[5][6]
Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan[6].png.webp)
Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence[5][6][7][8]_-_Knight.png.webp)
Knight of the Order of Military Merit[6]
Recipient of the Al-Hussein Medal of Excellence, 1st Class[5][6][8][9].png.webp)
Recipient of the Administrative & Leadership Competence Medal[5][6][8]
Recipient of the Administrative & Technical Competence Medal[5][6][8].png.webp)
Recipient of the Administrative & Training Competence Medal[5][6][8]
References
- ↑ "Statement from the Royal Hashemite Court". The Royal Hashemite Court. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- 1 2 "Prince Hashem celebrates birthday". The Jordan Times. Amman. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ Teresa Brawner Bevis (2019). A World History of Higher Education Exchange: The Legacy of American Scholarship. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 284. ISBN 978-3-030-12434-2.
- ↑ "Jordan News Agency - Petra - Prince Hashem and Princess Fahdah receive baby girl Princess "Rayet al Noor"". Archived from the original on 10 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wearing some of his national honours" (JPG). 3.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Prince Hashim in Air Force uniform wearing his honour Ribbon bars" (JPG). Scoopempire.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ "Photographic image" (JPG). Media.gettyimages.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Prince Hashim in uniform wearing honours" (JPG). Media.gettyimages.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ "Photographic image". S02.imageupper.com. Archived from the original (JPG) on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
