Princess Basmah Bani Ahmad | |
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Born | 1979 (age 37–38) Stratford, Ontario, Canada |
Spouse | Prince Hamzah bin Hussein |
Issue | Princess Zein Princess Noor Princess Badiya |
House | Hashemite |
Father | Mahmoud Hassan Bani Ahmad |
Mother | Halloul |
Jordanian royal family |
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Extended royal family
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Styles of HRH Princess Basmah of Jordan |
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Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Alternative style | Ma'am |
HRH Prince Muhammad
HRH Princess Taghrid
HRH Prince Hassan
HRH Princess Sarvath
HRH Prince Ali
HRH Princess Reema
HRH Prince Asem
HRH Princess Sana
Princess Basmah Bani Ahmad of Jordan, (Basma Mahmoud Hassan Bani-Ahmad; born 1979) is the second wife of Prince Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan.
Her father is Mahmoud Hassan Bani-Ahmad, who was born and raised in the town of Kufr Khall north of Jerash, and is now a businessman in Canada. Princess Basmah has three siblings: Bassam Bani-Ahmad, Nader Bani-Ahmad and Yesmeen Bani-Ahmad.
Princess Basmah enrolled at Stratford Central Secondary School. She attended Fanshawe College in London, Ontario before enrolling at the University of Western Ontario. She left her studies in Mathematics at the University of Western Ontario to practice the art of aviation as a hobby in Canada, before moving to Jordan in 2005. In Jordan she trained with The Middle East Aviation Academy in Amman to obtain a flight instructor license and after, in 2007, joined Ayla Aviation Academy in Aqaba. She worked as a chief pilot at The Royal Aero Sports Club of Jordan in Aqaba and Wadi Rum, of which Prince Hamzah is President. She was Jordan's first female pilot to obtain a basic aerobatics certificate. She met Prince Hamzah at the Dubai Air Show in November 2011.