Hussein, currently a Captain in the Jordanian Armed Forces, started his education in Jordan and in 2016 he graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in International History. Since reaching the age of majority in 2012, Hussein has functioned as regent on several occasions and has accompanied his father on a number of local and international visits. Hussein is in charge of the Crown Prince Foundation, which is responsible for a technical university and a number of scientific and humanitarian initiatives. In 2015, at the age of 20, Hussein became the youngest person to chair a UN Security Council session. After graduating from Sandhurst in 2017, he made a global debut when he addressed the UN General Assembly in September of that year.
Abdullah was not expected to succeed to the throne despite being King Hussein's eldest son; the King had appointed his younger brother, Abdullah's uncle, Prince Hassan, as heir designate in 1965.[7] Shortly before his death on 7 February 1999, the King replaced Hassan with Abdullah.[7] When Abdullah became king, he named his younger half-brother, Prince Hamzah, as heir designate on his accession.[7]
On 28 November 2004, King Abdullah removed Hamzah from his title as crown prince.[7] Though the title of crown prince was left vacant, the Constitution of Jordan provides for agnatic primogeniture, meaning the monarch's eldest son is automatically first in the line of succession to the Jordanian throne unless decreed otherwise.[7] Hussein thus became heir apparent as soon as his half-uncle lost the status, and analysts widely expected the King to bestow the formal title on Hussein.[7] The title was conferred on 2 July 2009, when a royal decree naming him as crown prince, effective immediately, was issued.[8]
Official duties
The Crown Prince and the King met with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Amman, October 2019
Unlike the King's, the Crown Prince's role is mostly ceremonial under the Constitution, and the title is not associated with any political post.[9] Hussein performed his first official engagement in June 2010, when he represented his father at the celebrations of the anniversary of the Arab Revolt and the Armed Forces Day.[10]
Hussein has served his father on both official and military missions,[9] and has served several times as regent during the King's absence from the country.[9] Hussein is in charge of the Crown Prince Foundation, which is responsible for a technical university, and a number of scientific and humanitarian initiatives.[11] The foundation established the Haqiq initiative, which aims to encourage youth for volunteerism; a NASA internship program; MASAR initiative to encourage space technology innovation; and the Hearing Without Borders initiative that funds cochlear implants for Jordanians with impaired hearing.[2] The interns from the NASA program built a cubesat (mini satellite) named JY1, Jordan's first satellite which launched from California in 2018.[12] The cubesat project was named after the late King Hussein's amateur radio callsign.[13]
In 2013, Hussein participated in a training session with the members of the Jordanian special forces elite 71st Counter Terrorism Battalion.[14] On 14 July 2014, Hussein visited the King Hussein Medical Center in Amman where injured Palestinians who fled Gaza were receiving medical treatment.[15]
On 23 April 2015, the then-20-year-old Prince Hussein became the youngest person ever to chair a UN Security Council session.[16][17] During the meeting, the prince oversaw a debate about methods of preventing young people from joining extremist groups.[16]Ban Ki-moon, the then-Secretary-General of the United Nations, said Hussein is "not yet 21 years old, but he is already a leader in the 21st century".[17][16] The Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2250 titled "Maintenance of international peace and security"; the resolution was presented at the initiative of Jordan during the session Hussein presided over.[16]
In May 2017, Hussein made the welcoming speech during a session of the World Economic Forum that was held on the Jordanian shores of the Dead Sea.[9] In September 2017, after having graduated from Sandhurst, he gave Jordan's speech at the UN General Assembly.[9] Observers speculated the Crown Prince would start to play a more prominent role in Jordan and abroad.[9]
The Crown Prince's Instagram account has more than three million followers as of January 2022[update]; he posts pictures that showcase his hobbies, which include reading, playing football, cooking, motorcycling and playing the guitar. He also enjoys playing chess in his spare time.[9]
On 27 September 2021, it was reported that Hussein had contracted COVID-19. The Royal Court said in a statement that Hussein had received the vaccine.[18]
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hussein, crown, prince, jordan, hussein, abdullah, arabic, الحسين, بن, عبدالله, Ḥusayn, ʿabdullāh, born, june, 1994, crown, prince, jordan, king, abdullah, member, hashemite, dynasty, royal, family, jordan, since, 1921, 42nd, generation, direct, descendant, mu. Hussein bin Abdullah Arabic الحسين بن عبدالله Al Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbdullah born 28 June 1994 is Crown Prince of Jordan as the son of King Abdullah II As a member of the Hashemite dynasty the royal family of Jordan since 1921 he is a 42nd generation direct descendant of Muhammad Al HusseinCrown Prince of JordanAl Hussein in 2021Born 1994 06 28 28 June 1994 age 28 Amman JordanNamesHussein bin Abdullah bin Hussein bin TalalHouseHashemiteFatherAbdullah II of JordanMotherRania Al YassinReligionSunni IslamSignatureMilitary careerAllegiance JordanService wbr branch Royal Jordanian ArmyYears of service2012 presentRankCaptainHussein currently a Captain in the Jordanian Armed Forces started his education in Jordan and in 2016 he graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in International History Since reaching the age of majority in 2012 Hussein has functioned as regent on several occasions and has accompanied his father on a number of local and international visits Hussein is in charge of the Crown Prince Foundation which is responsible for a technical university and a number of scientific and humanitarian initiatives In 2015 at the age of 20 Hussein became the youngest person to chair a UN Security Council session After graduating from Sandhurst in 2017 he made a global debut when he addressed the UN General Assembly in September of that year Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Heir apparent 3 Official duties 4 Personal life 5 Honours 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education EditHussein was born on 28 June 1994 at King Hussein Medical Center in Amman to the then Crown Prince Abdullah and Crown Princess Rania 1 Abdullah had met Rania a marketing employee at Apple Inc in Amman at a dinner organized by Abdullah s sister Princess Aisha in January 1993 they married six months later 1 Hussein is the namesake of his grandfather King Hussein 2 Hussein claims descent in the male line from Muhammad s daughter Fatimah and Ali the fourth caliph 3 The Hashemites ruled Mecca for over 700 years until its 1925 conquest by the House of Saud and have ruled Jordan since 1921 4 The Hashemites are the oldest ruling dynasty in the Muslim world and are the second oldest ruling dynasty in the world after the Imperial House of Japan 5 His paternal grandmother is an English convert to Islam and his mother is of Palestinian descent Hussein is the eldest child of Abdullah He has three siblings Princess Iman Princess Salma and Prince Hashem 2 Hussein started his primary education at the International School of Choueifat and the International Amman Academy 2 he finished his high school at King s Academy in 2012 obtained a bachelor s degree in International History at Georgetown University in 2016 and graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2017 2 He is a captain in the Jordanian Armed Forces 6 Heir apparent Edit Royal Standard of the Crown Prince of Jordan Abdullah was not expected to succeed to the throne despite being King Hussein s eldest son the King had appointed his younger brother Abdullah s uncle Prince Hassan as heir designate in 1965 7 Shortly before his death on 7 February 1999 the King replaced Hassan with Abdullah 7 When Abdullah became king he named his younger half brother Prince Hamzah as heir designate on his accession 7 On 28 November 2004 King Abdullah removed Hamzah from his title as crown prince 7 Though the title of crown prince was left vacant the Constitution of Jordan provides for agnatic primogeniture meaning the monarch s eldest son is automatically first in the line of succession to the Jordanian throne unless decreed otherwise 7 Hussein thus became heir apparent as soon as his half uncle lost the status and analysts widely expected the King to bestow the formal title on Hussein 7 The title was conferred on 2 July 2009 when a royal decree naming him as crown prince effective immediately was issued 8 Official duties Edit The Crown Prince and the King met with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Amman October 2019 Unlike the King s the Crown Prince s role is mostly ceremonial under the Constitution and the title is not associated with any political post 9 Hussein performed his first official engagement in June 2010 when he represented his father at the celebrations of the anniversary of the Arab Revolt and the Armed Forces Day 10 Hussein has served his father on both official and military missions 9 and has served several times as regent during the King s absence from the country 9 Hussein is in charge of the Crown Prince Foundation which is responsible for a technical university and a number of scientific and humanitarian initiatives 11 The foundation established the Haqiq initiative which aims to encourage youth for volunteerism a NASA internship program MASAR initiative to encourage space technology innovation and the Hearing Without Borders initiative that funds cochlear implants for Jordanians with impaired hearing 2 The interns from the NASA program built a cubesat mini satellite named JY1 Jordan s first satellite which launched from California in 2018 12 The cubesat project was named after the late King Hussein s amateur radio callsign 13 In 2013 Hussein participated in a training session with the members of the Jordanian special forces elite 71st Counter Terrorism Battalion 14 On 14 July 2014 Hussein visited the King Hussein Medical Center in Amman where injured Palestinians who fled Gaza were receiving medical treatment 15 On 23 April 2015 the then 20 year old Prince Hussein became the youngest person ever to chair a UN Security Council session 16 17 During the meeting the prince oversaw a debate about methods of preventing young people from joining extremist groups 16 Ban Ki moon the then Secretary General of the United Nations said Hussein is not yet 21 years old but he is already a leader in the 21st century 17 16 The Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2250 titled Maintenance of international peace and security the resolution was presented at the initiative of Jordan during the session Hussein presided over 16 In May 2017 Hussein made the welcoming speech during a session of the World Economic Forum that was held on the Jordanian shores of the Dead Sea 9 In September 2017 after having graduated from Sandhurst he gave Jordan s speech at the UN General Assembly 9 Observers speculated the Crown Prince would start to play a more prominent role in Jordan and abroad 9 Personal life EditMain article Wedding of Hussein Crown Prince of Jordan and Rajwa Al Saif The Crown Prince s Instagram account has more than three million followers as of January 2022 update he posts pictures that showcase his hobbies which include reading playing football cooking motorcycling and playing the guitar He also enjoys playing chess in his spare time 9 On 27 September 2021 it was reported that Hussein had contracted COVID 19 The Royal Court said in a statement that Hussein had received the vaccine 18 On 17 August 2022 the Royal Hashemite Court announced the engagement of Crown Prince Hussein to Saudi citizen Rajwa Al Saif 19 The engagement ceremony was held at the home of Al Saif s father in Riyadh the capital and largest city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 19 Al Saif born on 28 April 1994 in Riyadh is the daughter of Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif and Azza bint Nayef bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Sudairi 20 She attended the Syracuse University School of Architecture 20 The couple will marry on 1 June 2023 21 Honours EditNational honoursKnight of the Order of the Star of Jordan citation needed Foreign honours Bahrain 1st class of the King Hamad Order of the Renaissance 5 February 2019 22 Norway Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Olav 2 March 2020 23 Sweden Commander Grand Cross Order of the Polar Star 15 November 2022 24 See also EditHashemites Crown Prince of Jordan King Hussein List of current heirs apparentReferences Edit a b Hoiberg Dale H ed 2010 Abdullah II Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol I A ak Bayes 15th ed Chicago Illinois Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc pp 23 ISBN 978 1 59339 837 8 a b c d e His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah alhussein jo 1 January 2017 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Hashemite Ancestry alhussein jo in Arabic 1 January 2014 Retrieved 10 August 2017 King Hussein is dead CNN 7 February 1999 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Profile King Abdullah II of Jordan themuslim500 com 1 January 2017 Archived from the original on 18 December 2016 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Royal Decree promotes Crown Prince to rank of captain in JAF 11 November 2021 a b c d e f Jordan crown prince loses title BBC News 29 November 2004 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Jordan s king names son 15 as crown prince Reuters 3 July 2009 Retrieved 23 September 2017 a b c d e f g Jordan s young crown prince makes global debut in UN speech abcnews Associated Press 22 September 2017 Archived from the original on 24 September 2017 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Crown Prince joins Army Day celebration Ammon News 11 June 2010 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Al Hussein Technical University seeks to prepare graduates with quality technical skills The Jordan Times 27 May 2017 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Crown Prince announces launch of first Jordanian mini satellite Jordan Times 4 December 2018 Retrieved 3 November 2020 NASA trained young Jordanian develops with team nanosatellite CubeSat The Jordan Times 23 May 2017 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Crown Prince trains with the 71st Special Battalion Royanews in Arabic 1 October 2013 Archived from the original on 23 September 2017 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Regent visits injured Palestinians at Al Hussein Medical Center Jordan News Agency Petra 14 July 2014 Archived from the original on 18 July 2014 Retrieved 23 September 2017 a b c d Security Council unanimously adopts Jordan proposed resolution on youth The Jordan Times 9 December 2015 Retrieved 23 September 2017 a b Jordanian prince 20 becomes youngest to chair UN Security Council meeting Fox News Associated Press 23 April 2015 Retrieved 23 September 2017 Written at Amman Jordan s crown prince contracts coronavirus Reuters London Thomson Reuters 27 September 2021 Retrieved 27 September 2021 a b Heyman Taylor 17 August 2022 Jordan s Crown Prince Hussein engaged to Rajwa Al Saif Gulf Today Retrieved 17 August 2022 a b Who is Rajwa Al Saif the fiancee of the Crown Prince Roya News 17 August 2022 Retrieved 19 August 2022 Royal Hashemite Court announces date of Crown Prince s wedding Royal Hashemite Court Retrieved 31 December 2022 Instagram Kongehuset State visit to Jordan kungahuset se 15 November 2022 Retrieved 1 February 2023 External links Edit Media related to Hussein Crown Prince of Jordan at Wikimedia Commons Official websiteHussein bin AbdullahHouse of HashimBorn 28 June 1994Royal titlesPreceded byPrince Hamzah Crown Prince of Jordan2009 present IncumbentLines of successionFirst in line Succession to the Jordanian throne Succeeded byPrince Hashem 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