Prince Hussein, the youngest heir to the Jordanian throne, turns 30

Hussainheir to the throne of Jordan, the first child of King Abdullah and Rania, He will turn 30 on 28 June And he is going to be the father of his first child with his wife Rajwa.

The couple got married in a wedding ceremony in Amman on June 1 last year one thousand and one nights, which was held in Zahran PalaceThe Spanish royal family was represented by Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía, and attended by several European royal houses, such as the kings of Holland and Denmark. Prince of Wales, and heir apparent to Sweden and Norway. According to the Royal Hashemite Court, the baby will be born this summer, and although tradition dictates that the gender will not be revealed until after birth, If he is a boy, he will be the future king of JordanBecause at present the throne is forbidden to women.

Despite his youth, it is surprising how quickly Prince Hussein is going through the stages of his existence, almost from adolescence, served as a bastion of his father’s reignwhich is why it enjoys great popularity in its home country. Something important to support his future, since he became the heir in a rather bizarre way and full of court intrigues.

In fact, neither his father Abdullah nor he was called to succeed his grandfather, the legendary King Hussein, who In 1965 he ordered that the throne be handed over to his younger brotherHassan bin Talal. But shortly before his death from lymphatic cancer in 1999, he changed his mind and decided that his first-born son, Abdullah, would become monarch. She was born from his second marriage to Englishwoman Antoinette Averill Gardiner.He also obtained a promise from his heir apparent to make his favourite son Hamzah, born of his fourth union with the North American Noor, his successor.

However, Abdullah failed to honor this commitment and, after his father’s death, he deposed his half-brother Hamzah, who was also imprisoned for conspiracy. Thus he was de facto converted His eldest son, Hussein, has three siblings, Princesses Iman and Salmaand the younger Hashem, heir to the throne, which was made official by royal decree in 2009, when he was 15.

From then on, the purpose of his entire existence was to train to become Emperor as his father’s successor: He joined the prestigious Sandhurst Military Academyin the United Kingdom, and also studied history at Georgetown University in Washington, the same place where King Philip completed a master’s degree in international relations.

In 2010, at the age of 16, he had to combine his studies with official life. chaired his first institutional programme Representing his father at the anniversary of the Arab uprising and Armed Forces Day. At just 20 years old he became Youngest person to preside over a Council session The United Nations Security Council, where he oversaw debate on ways to prevent young people from joining extremist groups.

Currently, in addition to developing an intense official agenda, he is in charge of the Crown Prince’s Foundation, Responsible for important scientific and humanitarian initiativesSuch as Hakik to encourage young people to volunteer, Masar for innovation in space technology or Audisions sin Fronteras which Funding cochlear implants So that people with hearing problems can process sound and language.

After their marriage, his wife Rajwa Al Saif accompanied him on some official engagements, including abroad. Like in Singapore in Januaryfor the launch of the Technology Alliance Platform. An architect by profession, Rajwa is a few months younger than Hussain, and was born into an important family in Saudi Arabia. His parents are Sheikh Khalid bin MusaidA wealthy builder, and Sheikha Azza bin Nayef, a cousin of King Salman.

However, he suddenly disappeared from public life, which gave rise to all kinds of speculations, until it was discovered that the cause was the illness of his father, who died on February 18 and received medical treatment in the United States. where his daughter often came to meet him. Later, a happy event also reduced their public activity, the news of their pregnancy, which was officially announced in April and this summer Kings Abdullah and Rania will become grandparents.