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Prince Hashim bin Hussein (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 (
Knight Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance, Special Class
** Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan
** Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence
** Knight of the Order of Military Merit
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Recipient of the Al-Hussein Medal of Excellence, 1st Class
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Recipient of the Administrative & Leadership Competence Medal
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Recipient of the Administrative & Technical Competence Medal
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Recipient of the Administrative & Training Competence Medal
Banu Hashim
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, type = Qurayshi Arab clan
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, nisba = al-Hashimi
, location = Mecca, Hejaz Middle East, North Africa, Horn of Africa
, descended = Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
, parent_tribe = Qu ...
), 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 was born on 10 June 1981. 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 fromMaret School
Maret School is a coeducational, K–12 independent school in Washington, D.C. It was founded by Marthe Maret in 1911 as a French primary school for girls and boys.
History
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, three French sisters, Mlles Mart ...
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 academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town of ...
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 research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...
, 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
Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector".
Persons named Edmund include:
People Kings and ...
. He later graduated in Quran studies at Balqa Applied University Balqa may refer to the following places:
*Balqa (region), the central highland region of Jordan where Amman is situated.
*Balqa Governorate, one of the governorates of Jordan, covering the part of the Balqa region around the city of Salt.
*Al-Balqa ...
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 isSheikh
Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...
Turki bin Khaled bin Ahmed Al Sudairi, head of the Saudi Human Rights Commission.
They have 3 daughters and 2 sons:
* Princess Haalah bint Hashim, born on 6 April 2007 in Amman
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...
, 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 ** Knight Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance, Special Class
** Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan
** Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence
** Knight of the Order of Military Merit
** Recipient of the Al-Hussein Medal of Excellence, 1st Class
** Recipient of the Administrative & Leadership Competence Medal
** Recipient of the Administrative & Technical Competence Medal
** Recipient of the Administrative & Training Competence Medal
References
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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Hashem of Jordan 1981 births Living people Jordanian princes People educated at Amman Baccalaureate School Duke University alumni Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst St. Mark's School (Massachusetts) alumni Jordanian people of Lebanese descent Jordanian people of English descent Jordanian people of Swedish descent Jordanian people of American descent Fay School alumni Sons of kings