Abir Muhaisen
Adopted daughter of King Hussein of Jordan
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Abir Muhaisen (Arabic: عبير محيسن; born 1973) is a Palestinian woman who was adopted as a child by King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife, Queen Alia, after Muhaisen's biological mother was killed in a plane crash at a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman, Jordan in 1976.
| Abir Muhaisen | |
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| Born | 1973 (age 52–53) Amman, Jordan |
| Father | Hussein (adopted) |
| Mother | Alia Al-Hussein (adopted) |
Muhaisen was educated in the United States. She briefly attended Garrison Forest School, a boarding school in Maryland, before graduating from Oldfields School in Glencoe, Maryland in 1991.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from American University, and a Master of Arts in Sports Management and Physical Education from Virginia Commonwealth University.[2]
