Crown Prince attends central military command's ceremony on his 24th birthday
27-06-2018 08:22 AM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, the Regent, late Tuesday attended a ceremony held by Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II First Royal Mechanised Battalion, known as ‘The Mother Unit’ at the central military command on the occasion of his twenty-fourth birthday, which falls on Thursday.
Upon his arrival, the Crown Prince was received by Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Major Gen. Pilot Yousef Al-Huneiti, commander of the central military zone, Brig. Gen. Adnan al-Raqad, and the battalion's commander.
Al-Raqad delivered a speech during the celebration, during which he lauded the Crown Prince's vision and future plans to achieve the youth's aspirations, a bid which is inseparable from "our glorious past," but reinforce the values of humanity, sacrifice and the pan-Arabism attitudes.
The assistants of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a number of senior officers attended the ceremony.
Prince Al Hussein is the eldest son of His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein and Queen Rania Al Abdullah. He was born in Amman on 28 June 1994, and was named Crown Prince, by Royal Decree, in July, 2, 2009.