Prince Hassan bin Talal

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Prince Hassan bin Talal : biography

20 March 1947 –

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Prince El Hassan bin Talal () was born 20 March 1947 in Amman, as a member of the Jordanian royal family.

Organizations

The following includes some of the organizations that Prince Hassan belongs to and/or founded.

Member of the:

  • Chairman the United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (]), June 2013 -.
  • Advisory Board of the think tank Gold Mercury International, London, UK
  • Board of Directors of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Washington, DC (2002)
  • Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Interreligious and Intercultural Research and Dialogue (FIIRD), University of Geneva, Switzerland
  • Executive Committee of the International Crisis Group
  • The International Advisory Board of Forum 2000
  • Committee of Personalities of Institut Catala De La Mediterrania
  • Informal Advisory Group to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor
  • International Board of the Council on Foreign Relations
  • World Future Council
  • Board of World Religious Leaders for The Elijah Interfaith Institute
  • Trilateral Commission
  • Member of the Advisory Council for Research of the Center for Democracy and Community Development (2010)
  • In June 2003, following the U.N. General Assembly resolution 56/266, Talal was elected as one of five regional experts in the Independent Eminent Experts group, appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, to implement the Declaration and Programme of Action of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance that took place in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.

Moderator of the:

  • World Conference of Religions for Peace

Patron of the:

  • Post-War Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU), University of York
  • The Co-existence of Civilizations
  • Rights and Humanity

Founder and/or Chairman of the:

  • Policy Advisory Commission for the World Intellectual Property Organisation (1999–2002)
  • Co-Chair of the Independent Bureau for Humanitarian Issues
  • Co-Chair of the Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues (ICIHI)
  • The Higher Council for Science and Technology
  • Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS)
  • Foundation for Intercultural and Interfaith Research and Dialogue
  • Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center
  • West Asia – North Africa Forum (WANA Forum)

President of the:

  • Club of Rome 1999–2007
  • President and Founder of the Arab Thought Forum since 1981
  • Board of Directors for the Center for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution at OU
  • The Parliament of Cultures
  • Royal Jordanian Polo Club
  • Co-president of the International Tolerance Foundation for Humanities and Social Studies

Honorary President of the:

  • Euro-Mediterranean Association for Cooperation and Development since 2012http://ema-hamburg.org/pages/en/association/board/executive-commitee.php

Established the:

  • Al al-Bayt University in Mafraq
  • Hashemite Aid and Relief Agency
  • Islamic Scientific Academy
  • Triannual Conferences on the History and Archaeology of Jordan
  • The Amman Baccalaureate School
  • The Al-Hassan Youth Award

Founded the:

  • Royal Scientific Society (1970)
  • Annual Bilad Al-Sham Conference (1978)
  • Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought (1980)

Honorary degrees and doctorates

In 2002, Prince Hassan was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of York, in recognition of his contribution to the field of post-war reconstruction and development. In 2004 he was awarded an honorary fellowship by York St John University, for his lifelong contribution to peace initiatives in the Middle East, humanitarian projects and inspirational leadership in interfaith dialogue.