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Princess Basmah Hamzah
Princess Basmah Hamzah ( ar, بسمة حمزة, née Basmah Bani Ahmad Al-Outom ar, بسمة بني أحمد العتوم; born 1979) is the second wife of Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan. Family Her father is Mahmoud Hassan Bani Ahmad Al-Outom, who was born and raised in the town of Kufr Khall north of Jerash Governorate, Jerash, and is a businessman in Canada. Princess Basmah has three siblings: Bassam, Nader, and Yesmeen. Education and career Princess Basmah enrolled at Stratford Central Secondary School. She attended Fanshawe College in London, Ontario before enrolling at the University of Western Ontario. She left her studies in Mathematics at the University of Western Ontario to practise the art of aviation as a hobby in Canada, before moving to Jordan in 2005. In Jordan she trained with The Middle East Aviation Academy in Amman to obtain a flight instructor license and after, in 2007, joined Ayla Aviation Academy in Aqaba. She worked as a chief pilot at The Royal Aero Spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamzah Bin Hussein
Hamzah bin Hussein, ( ar, حمزة بن الحسين; born 29 March 1980) is the fourth son of King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan overall and the first by his American-born fourth wife, Queen Noor. He was named Crown Prince of Jordan in 1999, a position he held until his older half-brother, King Abdullah II, rescinded it in 2004. He is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is a 41st-generation direct descendant of Muhammad. Hamzah is currently believed to be under house arrest since April 2021, after being accused of attempting to destabilise the Kingdom of Jordan and fomenting unrest. Hamzah renounced his title of prince in April 2022. Biography Born on 29 March 1980, Hamzah Bin Al Hussein claims ancestry with the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the Hashemite family. Queen Noor states in her autobiography that she and King Hussein named Hamzah after Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib. Hamzah received his elementary education in Jordan and Amman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
