Deputising for King, Crown Prince attends Royal Jordanian National Defence College graduation

AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), HRH Crown Prince Hussein on Monday attended the graduation of the 19th National Defence Programme, master's in “Management and Strategic Studies”, and the 5th class of the master’s programme in “Strategies to Confront Extremism and Terrorism”, at the Royal Jordanian National Defence College.

Upon arrival, Crown Prince Hussein, accompanied by Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, was received by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti, according to a Royal Court statement.

His Royal Highness Prince Rashid bin El Hassan, General Intelligence Department Director Maj. Gen. Ahmad Husni, Public Security Directorate Director Maj. Gen. Hussein Hawatmeh, and the commandant of the college were also present to receive the Crown Prince.

The two programmes saw participation from JAF and security agencies’ personnel, employees from ministries and national institutions, and officers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Sudan, Pakistan, and the United States.

 Crown Prince Hussein signed the guestbook at the college, expressing pride in the advanced level of its academic and military programmes.

Senior officials and officers, as well as ambassadors and military attachés attended the graduation.