Military Career

In 1999, Prince Hashim attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, from which he graduated in the year 2000, commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the Jordan Armed Forces - Arab Army. He received several awards while at Sandhurst, including the Prince Saud bin Abdullah Award for achieving the highest aggregate marks in his academic studies for non-British officers.

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During HRH Prince Hashim’s career in the military, he rose through the ranks of the Special Operations Command, serving in all three of its branches — Special Forces, Counterterrorism, and the Rangers. In 2015, he was assigned command of the 61st Royal Rangers Battalion (Al Maghaweer) which entails specialization in urban, desert, and advanced mountain operations. Prince Hashim’s last active military role was as Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Special Forces and Rapid Reaction Forces.

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Throughout his military tenure, Prince Hashim completed his Platoon Commanders’ Battle Course in the US at Fort Benning in 2007.. He achieved the best marks among international officers taking part in the training. In 2009, Prince Hashim participated and completed the Infantry Company Commanders Course in the UAE during which he achieved the highest level of academic excellence, in 2014 he attended the Advanced Command and Staff College in England (ACSC17) and completed it, earning his Post Staff College (Joint) PSCJ.