Princess Salma bint Abdullah
Appearance
Princess Salma | |||||
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Born | Amman, Kingdom of Jordan | 26 September 2000||||
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House | Hashemite | ||||
Father | Abdullah II of Jordan | ||||
Mother | Rania Al-Yassin |
Jordanian royal family |
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Extended royal family |
Princess Salma bint Abdullah (Template:Lang-ar; born 26 September 2000) is the second daughter and third child of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan.[1] She was born at King Hussein Medical Center.
Early life
Princess Salma is part of the Hashemite family. She attended the 'IAA' (International Amman Academy) as a twelfth–grade student. Princess Salma graduated from the IAA on 22 May 2018. In November 2018, Princess Salma graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. She graduated from a short commissioning course, and became the first female jet pilot in the Jordanian Armed Forces in 2020.[2][3]
Military career
She was commissioned in the Jordanian Armed Forces as 2nd-Lieutenant (24 November 2018).
References
- ^ "His Majesty King Abdullah II King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan". Royal Hashemite Court. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Deputy Secretary General inaugurates Jordan's Military Women's Training Centre". North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Jordanian princess becomes her country's first female pilot". Al Jazeera. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.