Princess Raiyah bint Hussein

Princess Raiyah
Princess Raiyah of Jordan
Born	9 February 1986 Amman, Jordan
House	House of Hashim (by birth)
Father	Hussein of Jordan
Mother	Queen Noor

Jordanian Royal Family
HM The King HM The Queen HRH The Crown Prince HRH Princess Iman HRH Princess Salma HRH Prince Hashem HM Queen Noor Extended royal family

Princess Raiyah bint Hussein (born 9 February 1986^[1] ) is the youngest daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Noor. She has two brothers Hamzah and Hashem and an elder sister Princess Iman.^[2]

Princess Raiyah received her undergraduate degree in Japanese at the University of Edinburgh.^[3][4][5] She took a year abroad studying at Ritsumeikan University in Japan.

Upon graduation, she moved to Tokyo where she spent three years working in the field of human development. She participated in the official visit to Japan by King Abdullah II in April 2009.^[6]

Currently, Princess Raiyah is a graduate student studying a PhD in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at UCLA on "the reception of medieval warrior narratives in Japan and the Arab World and their impact upon the construction of national identities" at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).^[7]

She is a half-sister to King Abdullah II of Jordan.^[8]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Raiyah bint Hussein

16. Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca               8. Abdullah I of Jordan                       17. Abdiya bin Abdullah               4. Talal of Jordan                             18. Nasser bin 'Ali Pasha, Sharif of Mecca               9. Musbah bint Nasser                       19. Dilber Khanum               2. Hussein of Jordan                                   20. Nasser bin 'Ali Pasha, Sharif of Mecca (= 18)               10. Sharif Jamal 'Ali bin Nasser                       21. Dilber Khanum (= 19)               5. Zein al-Sharaf                             22. Shakir Pasha, Governor of Cyprus               11. Wijdan Shakir Pasha                       23.               1. Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein                                         24. Salim Halaby               12. Najeeb Elias Halaby                       25. Almas               6. Najeeb Elias Halaby                             26. John Thomas Wilkins               13. Laura Wilkins                       27. Mamie P Steele               3. Lisa Halaby                                   28. Karl Johan Carlquist               14. Franklin Elvin Carlquist                       29. Kristina Sofia Ljunggren               7. Doris Carlquist                             30. Eli Ackroyd               15. Mae Ethel Ackroyd                       31. Janet Peddie

References

1. George, Alan (2005). Jordan : living in the crossfire. New York: Zed Books. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-84277-471-7.
2. Green, Joey (2003). How they met: fateful encounters of famous lovebirds, rivals, partners in crime, and other strange bedfellows. Black Dog Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-57912-327-7.
3. Pooran, Neil (10 May 2013). "Edinburgh University’s ultra-rich graduates inherit their money from family fortunes". Deadline News (Edinburgh, Scotland). Retrieved 26 March 2015.
4. "Graduate Students". The Department of Asian Languages & Cultures is part of the Humanities Division within UCLA College. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
5. "Graduate Students". The Department of Asian Languages & Cultures is part of the Humanities Division within UCLA College. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
6. http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/people/students/1764
7. "Graduate Students". The Department of Asian Languages & Cultures is part of the Humanities Division within UCLA College. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
8. "Immediate Family Tree". The Royal Hashemite Court. Retrieved 26 March 2015.