Prince Rashid bin Hassan
| Prince Rashid | |||||
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| Born |
20 May 1979 Amman, Jordan | ||||
| Spouse | Zeina Shaban | ||||
| Issue |
Prince Hassan Prince Talal | ||||
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| House | House of Hashim (by birth) | ||||
| Father | Prince Hassan bin Talal | ||||
| Mother | Princess Sarvath al-Hassan | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
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| Styles of Prince Rashid of Jordan | |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Prince Rashid bin Hassan (born May 20, 1979 in Amman, Jordan) is a member of the Jordanian royal family. He is the son of Prince Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath al-Hassan.
Education
- Amman Baccalaureate School
- Port Regis School
- Harrow School - GCSE
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- University of Cambridge - B.A. Hons in Oriental Studies
Career
Prince Rashid was a Captain in the Jordanian Armed Forces and is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the Gendarmerie. Between 1995 and 1998, he undertook the following military courses:
- 1998 - Jordanian Special Forces Ranger Course (Sa'ika)
- 1998 - Jordanian Army Counter Infiltration & Urban Warfare Course
- 1998 - UK & Jordanian Armored Reconnaissance Troop Leaders Course
- 1997 - Short Service Limited Commissions Course RMA Sandhurst
- 1997 - Jordan Special Forces Counter Terrorist Course
- 1997 - Jordan Armed Forces Commissioning Course
- 1996 - Jordanian Special Forces Unarmed Combat Course
- 1995 - Jordanian Army Paratroopers Wings (37 jumps)
- 1995 - Jordanian Coast guard Underwater Proficiency (SCUBA)
- 1995 - Jordanian Royal Guard Close Protection Course
Marriage
Prince Rashid became officially engaged to Miss Zeina Shaban (born 1988), on 3 July 2010. They married on 22 July 2011, at the Basman Palace in Amman. A table tennis champion, Princess Zeina represented Jordan at the 2003 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris, the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where she was also the national flag bearer of Jordan. The couple has two sons: Hassan (b. 2013) and Talal (b. 2016).[1]
Organizations
Head of the:
- Jordan Amateur Boxing Association from 1999 to 2007
Captain of the:
- Jordanian Polo Team since 2005
Chairman of the:
- Board of Trustees of the Hashemite Charitable Organization since 2002
Chairman of the:
- Cooperative Monitoring Center (CMC) Amman since 2006
President of the:
- Jordan Taekwondo Federation since 2007
Awards
- The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Renaissance (1996)
- The Sitara-e-Esar Award from Pakistan (2007)
References
- ↑ "Prince Rashed, Princess Zeina welcome baby boy" Petra News Agency, 2 February 2016.