- Princess Noor Hamzah
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Princess Noor bint Asem bin Nayef of Jordan Princess Noor Asem Spouse Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein
(m. 2003-2009) DivorcedIssue Princess Haya bint Al Hamzah Full name سمو الأميرة نور بنت عاصم House Hashemite Father Prince Asem bin Al Nayef Mother Firouzeh Vokhshouri Born 6 October 1982
Amman, JordanStyles of
HRH Princess Noor of JordanReference style Her Royal Highness Spoken style Your Royal Highness Alternative style Ma'am Princess Noor bint Asem of Jordan, born on 6 October 1982[1] as Noor bint Asem (Arabic: سمو الأميرة نور بنت عاصم), is a member of the Jordanian Royal Family.
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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 - HM The King
HM The Queen- HRH The Crown Prince
- HRH Princess Iman
- HRH Princess Salma
- HRH Prince Hashem
Extended royal familyHaving studied her IGCSE's at King's 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 HRH Princess Noor bint Asem.
Issue
- Princess Haya bint Al Hamzah (born April 18, 2007)
References
Categories:- 1982 births
- House of Hashim
- People from Amman
- Living people
- Jordanian princesses
- Jordanian people of Iranian descent
- Emerson College alumni
- Jordanian people stubs
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