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{{Short description|Jordanian prince}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name        = Prince Asem bin Nayef
| spouse      = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Firouzeh Vokhshouri]]|1975|1985|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Princess Sana Asem|Sana Kalimat]]<br>|1986}}
}}
| issue       = {{plainlist|
*Princess Yasmine
*[[Princess Sara bint Asem|Princess Sara]]
*[[Princess Noor bint Asem|Princess Noor]]
*[[Princess Salha bint Asem|Princess Salha]]
*[[Princess Nejla bint Asem|Princess Nejla]]
*Prince Nayef
}}
| house       = [[Hashemite]]
| father      = [[Prince Nayef bin Abdullah]] of Jordan
| mother      = [[Mihrimah Sultan (daughter of Şehzade Ziyaeddin)|Mihrimah Sultan]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1948|4|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Alexandria]], [[Kingdom of Egypt]]
| religion    = [[Islam]]
}}

'''Prince Asem bin Nayef''' ({{langx|ar|الأمير عاصم بن نايف}}; born 27 April 1948) is the son of [[Prince Nayef bin Abdullah]] (a younger son of [[Abdullah I of Jordan]]) and Princess [[Mihrimah Sultan (daughter of Şehzade Ziyaeddin)|Mihrimah Sultan]] (granddaughter of Sultan [[Mehmed V]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]]). It is claimed he is the 42nd generation direct descendant of [[Muhammad]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/rfamily_immediate.html |title=The Royal Jordanian Family Tree |access-date=2008-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406191800/http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/rfamily_immediate.html |archive-date=2019-04-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Education ==

Prince Asem completed his high school education at [[Millfield School]] in [[Somerset]], England. He earned his university degree in [[interior architecture]] in England of 1972.

== Professional career ==

After university Prince Asem worked for several years in [[Spain]] with a leading architectural firm to gain experience. In 1974, he returned to [[Amman]] where he started his own architectural business, in addition to importing and exporting furniture and accessories.

Between 1994 and 1996, he taught Interior Design at [[Petra University]]. In 1993, he established a security company named Al-Saher for Security. In addition, he established the Jordan Vision Company for [[Telecommunication]]. He is the President of both companies.

His hobbies include horse back riding, [[scuba diving]] and reading.

=== Activities ===

* Vice President of the [[Royal Jordanian Equestrian Federation]]
* President of [[SPANA (Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad)]]
* Representative and Agent of several [[China|Chinese]] companies

== Family ==
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Prince Asem married [[Firouzeh Vokhshouri]] in 1974; they divorced in 1985. They have three daughters:
* Princess Yasmine (born 30 June 1975), married on 2 September 2005 Basel Yaghnam.
* [[Princess Sara bint Asem|Princess Sara]] (born 12 August 1978), married on 26 June 2008 Alejandro Garrido. They got divorced on 28 November 2024. Before divorcing, the couple had 3 children:
** Talal Alejandro Garrido Asem (born January 2009)
** Lola Garrido Asem (born January 2011)
** Allegra Garrido Asem (born July 2014)
* [[Princess Noor bint Asem|Princess Noor]] (born 6 October 1982), married from 29 August 2003 until 9 September 2009 [[Prince Hamzah bin Hussein]], they had one daughter. On 22 June 2018, Princess Noor married [[Amr Zedan]] at King Hussein bin Talal Convention Centre, the couple has two sons.
** Princess Haya bint Hamzah (born 18 April 2007)
** Talal Zedan (born 27 March 2019)
** Abdullah Zedan (born 20 December 2020)

Prince Asem married his current wife, [[Princess Sana Asem|Sana Kalimat]], on 6 January 1986. He has three children with her:
* [[Princess Salha bint Asem|Princess Salha]] (born 14 June 1987), married on 4 April 2011 Mohammad Hashim Haj-Hassan. The couple has three children:
** Aisha Haj-Hassan (born 27 May 2013)
** Hashim Haj-Hassan (born 1 December 2015)
** Abdullah Haj-Hassan (born 3 September 2018)
* [[Princess Nejla bint Asem|Princess Nejla]] (born 9 May 1988), married On 23 October 2014 Nasser Osama Talhouni. The couple had three daughters:
** Karimah Talhouni (born 6 January 2016)
** Shauna Talhouni (born 10 December 2018)
** Badiyah Talhouni (born 2 February 2023)
* Prince Nayef (born 22 January 1998), married on 13 April 2021 [[Sharif]]a Farah Alluhaymaq.<ref>[https://jordanianroyals.tumblr.com/post/653081123381018624/royal-decrees-on-title-and-style-changes-royal Royal Decrees on Title and Style Changes]</ref> The couple has two sons:
** Prince Asem bin Nayef (born 13 January 2023)
** Prince Naser bin Nayef (born 5 May 2025)

== References ==
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