Salma of Jordan, the third daughter of King Abdullah and Queen Rania, turns 24 this Thursday and her mother has not missed the opportunity to congratulate her most independent daughter and pioneer for breaking gender barriers in the Hashemite Army. “Your smile is one of the greatest blessings of my life. Happy birthday, my sweet Salma,” the Jordanian Queen wrote alongside an image in which the two appear hugging.
© rhcjoIn the photograph, Queen Rania is wearing a black and blue striped outfit with a short jacket, the same type as the Princess’s, only in a light colour. She is also wearing a black and blue striped outfit with a short jacket, the same type as the Princess’s, only in a light colour.Crown Prince Hussein, who welcomed his first daughter last April, He sent a loving message to his little sister with a picture of the two of them dressed in military uniform. “Congratulations, my dear Salma. Proud of your ambition and dedication. Happy birthday Salma! I couldn’t be more proud of your dedication and generosity.” The social profile of the Royal Hashemite Court wished “the warmest wishes to Her Royal Highness, Princess Salma, on her birthday.”
Throughout her 24 years of life, Princess Salma has shown that she is a different princess, far from conventional. She has two older brothers, Prince Hussein and Princess Iman, and a younger brother, Prince Hashem. After passing through the classrooms of the International Academy of Amman, she embarked on an unusual path for the ladies of the Hashemite Court. He decided to enter the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (United Kingdom), one of the most prestigious in the world and where many royals have passed through over the centuries, such as Princes William and Harry, many Jordanian monarchs and Alfonso XII.
© rhcThe princess has been commissioned into her country’s Armed Forces as a second lieutenant. She is also a pioneer. becoming the first female jet pilot in the Army and in December 2023, as a first lieutenant, she joined a relief flight to supply the 41-bed Jordanian field hospital in northern Gaza.
© @rhcjoThis Princess also has academic concerns and in May 2023 He graduated from the University of Southern California in archaeology, in a ceremony that was not missed by her loved ones, who have always supported her in her decisions and key moments.
© @alhusseinjoThe spectacular military career of King Abdullah’s daughter has alternated it with public appearances, some state visits accompanying her father and the inauguration of a women’s military training centre in Zarga.
