Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein (born 10 June 1981) is the younger of the two sons of

King Hussein Hussein bin Talal (14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hussein was traditionally considered a 40th-generati ...

and

Queen Noor of Jordan Noor Al Hussein (; born Lisa Najeeb Halaby; August 23, 1951) is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who was the fourth wife and widow of Hussein of Jordan, King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marriage on ...

. In her autobiography, Queen Noor states that Hashim was named after the clan of Hashim (

Banu Hashim Banu Hashim () is an Arab clan within the Quraysh tribe to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged, named after Muhammad's great-grandfather Hashim ibn Abd Manaf. Members of this clan, and especially their descendants, are also referred ...

), the tribe to which the Islamic prophet

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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 at King Hussein Medical Center in Wadi Al-Seer, Amman. He received his elementary education in Amman at the Amman Baccalaureate School and then attended the schools of

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and St. Mark's 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 The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academy, military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial Commissioned officer, officer train ...

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 Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...

, later transferring to

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

. In August 2005, the Prince obtained an undergraduate degree in Comparative Studies from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. 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 The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) (, romanized: ''Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al-Urduniyya''), also referred to as the Arab Army (, ''Al-Jaysh Al-Arabi''), are the military forces of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. They consist of the ground 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

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, and they married on 15 April 2006. The bride's father is Mohammad bin Ibrahim Abunayyan and her maternal grandfather is

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Turki bin Khaled bin Ahmed Al Sudairi, head of the Saudi Human Rights Commission. They have three daughters and two sons: * Princess Haalah bint Hashim, born on 6 April 2007 in

Amman Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant ...

, Jordan. * Princess Rayet Al-Noor bint Hashim, born on 4 July 2008. * Princess Fatima Al-Alia bint Hashim, on 5 November 2011. * Prince Hussein Haidara bin Hashim, on 15 June 2015. * Prince Mohammad Al-Hassan bin Hashim, on 21 October 2019.

Honours

* Jordan ** JOR Order of the Renaissance GC

Knight Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance, Special Class ** Knight Grand Cordon of the

Order of the Star of Jordan The Order of the Star of Jordan (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Urduni) or The Order of Hussein ibn Ali (Wisam al-Hussein ibn Ali) is an award and order of Jordan and is awarded for military or civil merit. It was founded in honour of his father, by King ...

** Knight Grand Cordon of the

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** Knight of the Order of Military Merit ** Al-Hussein Medal for Excellence

Recipient of the Al-Hussein Medal of Excellence, 1st Class ** Recipient of the Administrative & Leadership Competence Medal ** Medal for Administrative and Technical Competence

Medal for Administrative and Technical Competence

Recipient of the Administrative & Technical Competence Medal ** Recipient of the Administrative & Training Competence Medal

References

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