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 His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal was born in Amman, on 20th March 1947, to a branch of the Hashemite family directly descended from the Prophet Muhammad, in the forty-second generation of descendants. His Royal Highness is the youngest son of Their late Majesties King Talal and Queen Zein El Sharaf, and is the brother of His late Majesty King Hussein.
His Royal Highness was officially invested as Crown Prince to the Hashemite Throne of Jordan, in April 1965. Until the changes in succession brought about by His late Majesty King Hussein, in January 1999, he served as the King's closest political advisor, confidant and deputy, as well as acting as Regent in the King's absence from the country.
Decorated by over twenty nations, His Royal Highness is the holder of the Order of Al Hussein bin Ali, Jordan's highest decoration, which HRH was awarded in March, 1987, by His late Majesty King Hussein. HRH also held the rank of Honorary General in the Jordanian Armed Forces.
Prince Hassan has initiated, founded and is actively involved in a number of Jordanian and international institutes and committees. In Jordan, HRH established:
- The Royal Scientific Society, in 1970;
- The Arab Thought Forum, in 1981;
- The Higher Council for Science and Technology, in 1987;
- The Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, in 1994.
Prince Hassan chaired the committees overseeing the first development plan (1973-1975) and the three subsequent development plans (1976-1980, 1981-1985 and 1986-1990). HRH also established the annual Bilad Al-Sham Conference, in 1978, the Al al-Bait Foundation, in 1980, the Islamic Scientific Academy, the triannual conferences on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, the Hashemite Aid and Relief Agency, the Centre for Educational Development, the Institute for Diplomacy and the Al al-Bait University in Mafraq.
Having always been interested in young people, and believing in the importance of their community, His Royal Highness founded the Forum Humanum, in 1982 (renamed the Arab Youth Forum, in 1988); the Crown Prince Award, in 1984 (renamed the El Hassan Youth Award, in 1999), and its affiliate programme, the Sabilat El Hassan, in 1988.
Prince Hassan chairs and is a member of a number of international committees and organisations. These include:
- President of the Club of Rome (1999 - present);
- Chairman of the Independent Bureau for Humanitarian Issues;
- Chairman of the Board for the Center for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution at the University of Oklahoma International Programs Center;
- Co-president of the International Tolerance Foundation for Humanities and Social Studies, St. Petersburg (since 2006);
- International Patron of Rights and Humanity;
- Commissioner of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC);
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Washington, D.C. (since 2002);
- Member of the Trilateral Commission;
- Member of the International Advisory Board of Forum 2000;
- Member of the International Board of the Council on Foreign Relations; Member of the Committee of Notables of the Institut Catala de la Mediterrania (since 2001).
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