Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein

Infobox Jordanian Royalty|prince
name =Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein
Arabic name =
title =Prince Hashim of Jordan


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spouse =Princess Fahdah Mohammed Abu Neyan
issue =Princess Haalah
Princess Rayet Al Noor
royal house =Hashemite
titles ="HRH" Prince Hashim of Jordan
father =King Hussein
mother =Queen Noor
date of birth =birth date and age|1981|6|10
place of birth =|

Prince Hashem bin Al Hussein was born on June 10, 1981. He is the son of King Hussein and Queen Noor. In her autobiography, Queen Noor states that Hashim was named after the clan of Hashim, a tribe to which the Prophet Muhammad and King Hussein belong.

Education

Prince Hashem received his elementary education in Amman at the Amman Baccalaureat 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 Hashem went to the Royal Military Academy at 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 School of Foreign Service. While serving as a Captain in the Jordanian Army 3rd Royal Ranger Battalion, the prince attended several military and security courses.

Marriage and Family

On 6 January 2006 Prince Hashem was engaged to Princess Fahdah Mohammed Abu Neyan of Saudi Arabia, and they married on April 15, 2006. The bride's father is Sheikh Mohammad Ibrahim bin Sulayman Abu Neyan and her grandfather is Sheikh Turki bin Khaled Al-Sedeiri.

The Hashemite Royal Court announced that Prince Hashem and Princess Fahdah had their first daughter, Princess Haalah bint Al Hashim, born Saturday, 6 April, 2007 in Amman, Jordan. [ [http://4dw.net/royalark/Jordan/jordan3.htm jordan3 ] ] The Hashemite Royal Court announced that Prince Hashem and Princess Fahdah had their second daughter, Princess Rayet bint Al Hashim, born Friday, 4 July, 2008. [ [http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=1&Section=1&Artical=47468 Petra: Prince Hashem and Princess Fahdah receive baby girl Princess "Rayet Al Noor" ] ]

Further reading

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

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