Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan
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Hussein bin Abdullah (Arabic: الحسين بن عبد الله, Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh; born 28 June 1994) is Crown Prince of Jordan as the eldest son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. He is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered to be 42nd-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Hussein bin Abdullah الحسين بن عبد الله | |||||
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Crown Prince of Jordan | |||||
Born | (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 29) Amman, Jordan | ||||
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House | Hashemite | ||||
Father | Abdullah II of Jordan | ||||
Mother | Rania Al-Yassin | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Allegiance | Jordan | ||||
Service/ | Royal Jordanian Army | ||||
Years of service | 2012–present | ||||
Rank | Captain | ||||
Hussein is 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 served as a 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.