New Crown Prince of Jordan
Prince Hussein, the 10-year-old son of King Abdullah II, now stands as the legitimate heir to the Jordanian throne, observers said Monday, November 29, 2004, after the king stripped his half-brother of the title of crown prince. The announcement was made in a letter from the king to Prince Hamza bin Al-Hussein and was read on the main evening broadcast of state television. “I realize that this post is limiting your freedom,” the king wrote to 24-year-old Prince Hamza.