Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein
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| Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein | |
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| Princess Raiyah of Jordan | |
| Father | Hussein of Jordan |
| Mother | Queen Noor |
| Born | 9 February 1986 Amman, Jordan |
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Princess Raiyah Bint Al-Hussein (born 9 February 1986[1] ) is the youngest daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Noor. She has two brothers Hamzah and Hashem and an elder sister Princess Iman.[2]
She studied the International Baccalaureate at the United World College of the Atlantic and received her master's degree in Japanese and International Relations at Edinburgh University.[citation needed]
She took a year abroad studying at Ritsumeikan University in Japan.
She currently works in Japan.
Princess Raiyah is an avid fan and skilled player of polo, as well as a practitioner of several martial arts including kendo and aikido.[citation needed]
She is a half-sister to King Abdullah II of Jordan.
She is of Jordanian descent on her father's side and Scottish, English, Syrian,and Swedish descent on her mother's side. Her mother was born an American.[citation needed]
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[edit] References
- ^ George, Alan (2005). Jordan : living in the crossfire. New York: Zed Books. pp. 170. ISBN 9781842774717. http://books.google.com/books?id=GhSge_Tq09sC&pg=PA170&dq=princess+raiyah+1986&hl=en&ei=8OqYTZbVDaSN0QH-hrH2Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=princess%20raiyah%201986&f=false.
- ^ Green, Joey (2003). How they met: fateful encounters of famous lovebirds, rivals, partners in crime, and other strange bedfellows. Black Dog Publishing. pp. 136. ISBN 9781579123277. http://books.google.com/books?id=ciwR-zDq-wIC&pg=PA136&dq=Princess+Raiyah&hl=en&ei=N-eYTZjzD6mR0QHJqvD6Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Princess%20Raiyah&f=false.
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