Crown Prince Hussein bin Al Abdullah (born 28 June 1994) is the eldest child of King Abdullah II

Abdullah II of Jordan

Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein is the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah, whose mother is Princess Muna al-Hussein, is a member of the Hashemite family...

 and Queen Rania of Jordan. Hussein is part of the Hashemite

Hashemite

Hashemite is the Latinate version of the , transliteration: Hāšimī, and traditionally refers to those belonging to the Banu Hashim, or "clan of Hashim", a clan within the larger Quraish tribe...

 family and is also said to be a 44th-generation direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad

Muhammad

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A Royal Decree was issued 2 July 2009 naming Hussein as Crown Prince effective immediately. If he ascends to the throne one day, he will be known as King Hussein II.

Hussein is currently enrolled at King's Academy

King's Academy

King’s Academy is a co-educational private boarding school that opened in August 2007 in Madaba-Manja, Jordan. It is named in honour of Abdullah II of Jordan...

which was founded by his father and opened in 2007, in time for Hussein to join the first intake.