Prince Rashid bin El Hassan
Prince Rashid bin El Hassan was born on May 20, 1979. His father is Prince Hassan bin Talal and his mother is Princess Sarvath El Hassan. The Prince is engaged to Miss Zaina Shaban.
Education
Amman Baccalaureate School
Port Regis Prep School
Harrow School - GCSE
University of Cambridge - B.A. Hons in Oriental Studies
[edit] Military courses
Prince Rashid is currently a Captain in the Jordan Armed Forces. 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
[edit] Engagement
Prince Rashid became officially engaged to Miss Zeina Shaban on 3 July 2010 at Miss Shaban's home in the presence of King Abdullah, Prince Hassan, Princess Sarvath and Prince Faisal.
[edit] Organizations
Head of the:
National Boxing Federation
Captain of the:
Jordanian Polo Team
Chairman of the:
Board of Trustees of the Hashemite Charitable Organization since 2002
Founded the:
Interfaith Understanding Society
[edit] Interests
His interests include current affairs, 20th century history, polo, scuba diving and some martial arts. In July 2004, he captained an amateur team in the Polo World Cup defeating teams from India and France.