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Crown Prince marks 28th birthday

June 28, 2022
Crown Prince marks 28th birthday

Tuesday marks the 28th birthday of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, the eldest son of Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania Al Abdullah, and the 42nd generation direct descendant of Prophet Mohammad.

His Royal Highness was born in Amman on 28 June 1994, and was named as Crown Prince in a Royal Decree, issued on 2 July 2009. 

His Royal Highness graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom in 2017, after he graduated in 2016 from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where he majored in international history, having completed his school studies at King’s Academy in Madaba in 2012.

His Royal Highness holds the rank of captain in the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army.

The Crown Prince follows up with all institutions on the implementation of His Majesty’s directives, through field visits. In addition, His Royal Highness carries out official visits to several countries regionally and internationally.