Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan

Hussein bin Abdullah الحسين بن عبد الله
Crown Prince of Jordan
Hussein in 2021
Crown Prince of Jordan
Tenure	2 July 2009- present
Monarch	Abdullah II of Jordan
Predecessor	Hamzah bin Hussein
Born	(1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 30) Amman, Jordan
Spouse	Rajwa Al Saif ​ (m. 2023)​
Names Hussein bin Abdullah bin Hussein bin Talal
House	Hashemite
Father	Abdullah II of Jordan
Mother	Rania Al-Yassin
Religion	Sunni Islam
Signature
Military career
Allegiance	Jordan
Service/branch	Royal Jordanian Army
Years of service	2012–present
Rank	Major

Hussein bin Abdullah (Arabic: الحسين بن عبد الله, Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh; born 28 June 1994) is Crown Prince of Jordan as the eldest son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. He is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered to be 42nd-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Hussein is a Major^[1] in the Jordanian Armed Forces, started his education in Jordan, and, in 2016, he graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in International History. Since reaching the age of majority in 2012, Hussein served as a regent on several occasions and has accompanied his father on a number of local and international visits.

Hussein is in charge of the Crown Prince Foundation, which is responsible for a technical university and a number of scientific and humanitarian initiatives. In 2015, at the age of 20, Hussein became the youngest person to chair a UN Security Council session. After graduating from Sandhurst in 2017, he made a global debut when he addressed the UN General Assembly in September of that year.