For more information about the Jordanian Royal Family, past and present, see Unofficial Royalty: Jordan Index where there are biographies and other articles. Unless otherwise noted, all photos below are from Wikipedia.
King Abdullah II
Full Name: Abdullah bin al-Hussein
Title: His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan
Reign: February 7, 1999 – present
Born: January 30, 1962 in Amman, Jordan
Parents: King Hussein of Jordan and Antoinette Gardiner (Princess Muna al-Hussein)
Married: Rania al Yassin on June 10, 1993 in Amman, Jordan
Children:
Crown Prince Hussein born June 28, 1994
Princess Iman born September 27, 1996
Princess Salma born September 26, 2000
Prince Hashem born January 30, 2005
Education:
- Primary education: Islamic Educational College in Amman
- Elementary Education: St. Edmund’s School in Surrey, England
- Middle school education: Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Secondary Education: Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in spring, 1981
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Queen Rania
Full Name: Rania al Yassin
Title: Her Majesty Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan
Born: August 31, 1970 in Kuwait City, Kuwait
Parents: Faisal Sedki Al-Yassin and Ilham Yassin
Married: King Abdullah II of Jordan on June 10, 1993 in Amman, Jordan
Children:
Crown Prince Hussein born June 28, 1994
Princess Iman born September 27, 1996
Princess Salma born September 26, 2000
Prince Hashem born January 30, 2005
Education:
- Primary and secondary education: New English School in Jabriya, Kuwait
- American University in Cairo, Egypt: received degree in business administration in 1991
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Crown Prince Hussein
Full Name: Hussein bin Al Abdullah
Title: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein bin Al Abdullah
Born: June 28, 1994 in Amman, Jordan
Parents: King Abdullah II of Jordan and Rania al Yassin
Education:
- King’s Academy in Madaba-Amman, Jordan
- Georgetown University in Washington, DC, degree in political science, 2016
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Links
- Unofficial Royalty Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan
- Reuters: Jordan’s king names son, 15, as crown prince
Queen Noor
Full Name:
– Lisa Najeeb Halaby (before marriage)
– Noor Al-Hussein (after marriage)
Title: Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan
Born: August 23, 1951, in Washington, DC
Parents: Najeeb Halaby and Doris Carlquist
Married: HM King Hussein of Jordan on June 15, 1978 in Amman, Jordan
Children:
– Prince Hamzah, born March 29, 1980
– Prince Hashim, born June 10, 1981
– Princess Iman, born April 24, 1983
– Princess Raiyah, born February 9, 1986
Grandchildren:
– Princess Hallah bint al Hashim, daughter of Prince Hashim (2007)
– Princess Haya bint Hamzah, daughter of Prince Hamzah (2007)
– Princess Rayet bint al Hashim, daughter of Prince Hashim (2008)
– Princess Fatima Al-Alia, daughter of Prince Hashim (2011)
– Princess Zein bint Hamzah, daughter of Prince Hamzah (2012)
– Princess Noor bint Hamzah, daughter of Prince Hamzah (2014)
– Omar Mirza, son of Princess Iman (2014)
– Prince Hussein Haidara bin Hashim, son of Prince Hashimon (2015)
– Princess Badiya bint Hamzah, daughter of Prince Hamzah (2016)
– Princess Nafisa bint Hamzah, daughter of Prince Hamzah (2018)
– Prince Hussein bin Hamzah, son of Prince Hamzah (2019)
– Prince Mohammad Al Hassan bin Hashim, son of Prince Hashim (2019)
Education:
– National Cathedral School, Washington DC
– The Chapin School, New York City
– Concord Academy, Massachusetts
– Architecture and Urban Planning, Princeton University, New Jersey
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