Word: hamzah
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...setter or a Western woman crusading in a conservative culture. Yet she is deeply rooted in Jordan, where her bearing through the King's illness and death won millions of hearts. She knows the torch has passed to her stepson King Abdullah and her own eldest son Crown Prince Hamzah, 18, who is studying at Sandhurst and bears a striking resemblance to his late father. Abdullah's wife Rania, 28, is expected to be named queen soon, but that shouldn't be a problem: Noor shared the title with Hussein's mother Queen Zein until she died...
...sons be designated to succeed Hassan. He was furious when Hassan said the matter should wait until he became King, leaving the door open to name his son Rashid. Just before Hussein was found to have cancer again last year, the King signaled that he favored Hamzah, 18, the eldest son of Queen Noor, to become second in line...
...King told almost no one that he had returned home intending to replace his brother. His deteriorating health, says a friend, tipped the job to Abdullah over the unseasoned Hamzah, who might have been seen as his American mother's puppet. When Hussein broadcast hints of a change two weeks ago, Hassan dashed off a letter pleading his case, adding "I submit to your will." The King responded by sending the army chief to tell his brother he was no longer destined for the throne...
...would like Hassan to name one of the King's sons crown prince. The two eldest, ABDULLAH and FEISAL, are considered unqualified because their mother is British. The next son, ALI, was the favorite, but he has fallen out of favor because of his playboy life-style. Next come HAMZAH and HASHEM, the sons of Hussein's current wife, LISA HALABI, known as Queen Noor, who comes from a Lebanese-American family. Lately, Hussein has been grooming Hamzah. The 18-year-old frequently accompanies his father to official functions, and he is being taught how to speak the slang...
...Hassan has his own son, Rashid, 19, who was conspicuously by his father's side in the days after Hussein's lymphoma announcement. Hassan's wife, Princess Sarvath, is said to be very ambitious for her son, as is Queen Noor for Hamzah. One palace insider speculates that despite Hussein's wishes, Hassan will name Rashid regent. His ascension could spark challenges from Hamzah or Ali, especially given that Rashid's Pakistani mother, like Abdullah's, is a non-Arab. "Anyone who assumes that the Hashemite family is united or will remain united about the succession issue is making...