Prince Hashim bin Hussein

Prince Hashim was born on 10 June 1981.[1] He received his elementary education in Amman at the Amman Baccalaureate School and then attended the schools of St. Mark's and Fay School in the United States. He later graduated from Maret School in Washington, D.C in 1999. Prince Hashim went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2000. He was awarded the Prince Saud Bin Abdullah Prize, presented to the cadet with the highest aggregate mark. After graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he attended Duke University, later transferring to Georgetown University. In August 2005, the Prince obtained an undergraduate degree in Comparative Studies from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He later graduated in Quran studies at Balqa Applied University in Jordan on 5 September 2006. While serving as a Captain in the Jordanian Armed Forces 3rd Royal Ranger Battalion, the prince attended several military and security courses.

On 6 January 2006, Prince Hashim was engaged to Fahdah Mohammed Abunayyan from Saudi Arabia, and they married on 15 April 2006. The bride's father is Mohammad bin Ibrahim Abunayyan and her maternal grandfather is Sheikh Turki bin Khaled bin Ahmed Al Sudairi, head of the Saudi Human Rights Commission.

They have 3 daughters and 2 sons:

• Princess Haalah bint Hashim, born on 6 April 2007 in Amman, Jordan.
• Princess Rayet Al-Noor bint Hashim, born on 4 July 2008.[2]
• Princess Fatima Al-Alia bint Hashim, on 5 November 2011.[1]
• Prince Hussein Haidara bin Hashim, on 15 June 2015.
• Prince Mohammad Al Hassan bin Hashim, on 21 October 2019.

•  Jordan
  • Knight Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance, Special Class[3][4]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Jordan[4]
  • Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence[3][4][5][6]
  • Knight of the Order of Military Merit[4]
  • Recipient of the Al-Hussein Medal of Excellence, 1st Class[3][4][6][7]
  • Recipient of the Administrative & Leadership Competence Medal[3][4][6]
  • Recipient of the Administrative & Technical Competence Medal[3][4][6]
  • Recipient of the Administrative & Training Competence Medal[3][4][6]