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

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

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), 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 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 from

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in Washington, D.C in 1999. Prince Hashim went to the

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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

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, later transferring to

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. In August 2005, the Prince obtained an undergraduate degree in Comparative Studies from Georgetown University's

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. 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 The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) ( ar, الْقُوَّاتُ الْمُسَلَّحَةُ الأرْدُنِية, romanized: ''Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al-Urduniyya''), also referred to as the Arab Army ( ar, الْجَيْشُ الْعَرَبي ...

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

Recipient of the Al-Hussein Medal of Excellence, 1st Class ** Medal of Leadership Competence (Jordan)

Recipient of the Administrative & Leadership Competence Medal ** Medal for Administrative and Technical Competence

Recipient of the Administrative & Technical Competence Medal ** Medal of Training Competence (Jordan)

Recipient of the Administrative & Training Competence Medal

References

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