Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan speech at the UN General Assembly. Observers speculated the Crown Prince will start to play a more prominent role in Jordan and abroad. The Crown Prince's Instagram account has more than 1.6 million followers as of November 2018; he posts pictures that showcase his hobbies, which include reading, playing football, motorcycling and playing the guitar. Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan Hussein bin Abdullah (, "Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbdullāh"; born 28 June 1994) is the heir apparent of King Abdullah II of Jordan. According to Hussein, he is a 42nd-generation direct descendant of Muhammad as he belongs to the Hashemite family, who
Hussein of Jordan as did my grandfather in this city when I was with him and but a boy." Jordan's signing of a peace treaty with Israel, and other issues, were met with disdain by Syria's president Hafez Al-Assad. The CIA handed the King a detailed report in December 1995 warning him of a Syrian plot to assassinate him and his brother Hassan. A month later, the CIA sent Hussein another report warning Jordan of Iraqi plots to attack Western targets in Jordan to undermine Jordan's security due to its support for the Iraqi opposition. In Israel, Shimon Peres of the leftist Labor