AMMAN — Monday marks the 27th 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, His Royal Highness was born in Amman on 28 June 1994
and is the 42nd generation direct descendant of Prophet Mohammad.
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A Royal Decree was issued on 2 July 2009, naming His
Royal Highness as
Crown Prince.
In 2017, His Royal Highness graduated from the Royal
Military Academy Sandhurst, from which his father, King Abdullah, and his
grandfather, His Majesty the late King Hussein, had graduated.
In 2016, the Crown Prince graduated from
Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where he majored in international history. He had
graduated in 2012 from King’s Academy in Madaba.
His Royal Highness holds the rank of first lieutenant
in the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army and has participated in several military
training courses.
His Royal Highness has given young Jordanians his
utmost attention, with the Crown Prince Foundation, launched in 2015, geared
towards empowering youths by instilling in them a sense of leadership,
citizenship, and dedication to hard work.
The number of beneficiaries from the foundation’s
initiatives reached 1.7 million young Jordanians in 2020.
The Crown Prince
has represented Jordan at multiple international forums, including chairing a
UN Security Council meeting in April 2015 to lead an open debate on the Role of
Youth in Countering Violent Extremism and Promoting Peace.
Following His
Royal Highness’ efforts, Jordan hosted the Global Forum on Youth, Peace and
Security in May 2015, leading to the Amman Youth Declaration on Youth, Peace
and Security.
In September 2017,
the Crown Prince, deputising for His Majesty, delivered Jordan’s address at the
72nd Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
In September 2020, His Royal Highness delivered a
keynote address at the third
Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit(GMIS), which aims to reduce poverty and achieve comprehensive globalisation
and environmental sustainability, through industrial development.
Out of his keenness to improve the living conditions
of retired servicemen and veterans, the Crown Prince supervised the
implementation of the “Brothers in Arms” programme this year, which was
developed upon Royal directives to support retired military and security
personnel.
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