Prince Asem bin Nayef ( ar, الأمير عاصم بن نايف; born 27 April 1948) is the son of
Prince Nayef bin Abdullah (a younger son of
Abdullah I of Jordan) and Princess
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(granddaughter of Sultan
Mehmed V of the
Ottoman Empire). It is claimed he is the 42nd generation direct descendant of
Prophet Muhammad.
Education
Prince Asem completed his high school education at
Millfield School in
Somerset,
England. He earned his university degree in
interior architecture in England of 1972.
Professional career
After university Prince Asem worked for several years in
Spain with a leading architectural firm to gain experience. In 1974, he returned to
Amman
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where he started his own architectural business, in addition to importing and exporting furniture and accessories.
Between 1994 and 1996, he taught Interior Design at
Petra University. In 1993, he established a security company named Al-Saher for Security. In addition, he established the Jordan Vision Company for
Telecommunication. He is the President of both companies.
His hobbies include horse back riding,
scuba diving and reading.
Activities
* Vice President of the
Royal Jordanian Equestrian Federation
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People
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* President of
SPANA (Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad)
* Representative and Agent of several
Chinese companies
Family
Prince Asem married in 1974
Firouzeh Vokhshouri
Firouzeh Vokhshouri is a Jordanian diplomat and former member of the Jordanian royal family. She was married to Prince Asem bin Nayef from 1974 through 1985.
Career
Vokhshouri has been an attaché at the Jordanian Embassy in Madrid
Madri ...
; they divorced in 1985. They have three daughters:
* Princess Yasmine (born 30 June 1975), married on 2 September 2005 Basel Yaghnam.
*
Princess Sara
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(born 12 August 1978), married on 26 June 2008 Alejandro Garrido.
*
Princess Noor (born 6 October 1982), married from 29 August 2003 until 9 September 2009
Prince 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 ...
.
Prince Asem married his current wife,
Sana Kalimat, on 6 January 1986. He has three children with her:
*
Princess Salha (born 14 June 1987), married on 4 April 2011 Mohammad Hashim Haj-Hassan.
*
Princess Nejla (born 9 May 1988), married On 23 October 2014 Nasser Osama Talhouni.
* Prince Nayef (born 22 January 1998), married on 13 April 2021
Sharifa Farah Alluhaymaq.
Royal Decrees on Title and Style Changes
/ref> The couple has a son, Prince Nayef bin Asem (born 14 January 2023).
References
1948 births
House of Hashim
Living people
People educated at Millfield
Jordanian princes
Academic staff of Petra University
20th-century Jordanian people
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