He attended Harrow School (1979–1984) for his 'O' and 'A' Levels.[7]
He graduated with highest honors and an A.B. in comparative literature from Princeton University in 1988 after completing a 59-page senior thesis titled "Le Jeu de Trois Contes".[8][9]
He received his PhD (Cantab.) in Modern and Medieval Languages and Literatures (July 1993)[10]
with a thesis titled, "What is Falling in Love?: A Study of the Literary Archetype of Love."
He attended Al-Azhar University, College of Usul al-Din, Cairo (2007–2010)
receiving his PhD ('Alimmayah) in Islamic Philosophy, awarded highest honors on January 16, 2010, with thesis title: Love in the Holy Qur'an.[11]
Chief Advisor to King Abdullah II for Religious and Cultural Affairs and Personal Envoy of King Abdullah II.[13] (October 6, 2011 to present; pro bono publica; retired from Gov.)
Special Advisor to and Personal Envoy of King Abdullah II of Jordan.[14] (October 6, 2003 to October 5, 2011; Retired from gov.)
Advisor for Tribal Affairs and Cultural Secretary to King Abdullah II of Jordan. (From February 7, 1999, until October 6, 2003.)[15]
Advisor to King Hussein of Jordan for Tribal Affairs.[16] (July 2, 1998 to February 7, 1999.) (in addition to the post of Cultural Secretary).
Cultural Secretary to King Hussein of Jordan.[17] (October 4, 1994 to February 7, 1999.)
The site of baptism of Jesus had been known to be around the Jordan River, but no one knew exactly where. An abandoned site in Jordan overlooking the river, was heavily mined in 1967 due to an acquired front line position during the Six-Day War. In 1994 after the signing of the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, Prince Ghazi who is deeply interested in religious history, was searching the area after a monk convinced him to take a look around of what was thought to be the baptism site. When they found evidence of ruins, that was enough to encourage de-mining and further development. Soon afterwards, there were several archaeological digs, tourists influx and pilgrimage activity, and several papal and state visits. In July 2015, the site was designated as a UNESCO world heritage site and is now known as the most likely location for the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.[26]
Prince Ghazi gave the welcoming address on the occasion of the pilgrimage of Pope Benedict XVI in Jordan, May 9, 2009. His wide-ranging speech, during Benedict's visit to the new King Hussein Mosque in Amman, was carried live on Eternal Word Television Network TV. It gave an account of Muslim-Christian relationships, acknowledged the pope's kindness toward Muslims and made an appeal on behalf of Muslim minorities (as on Mindanao). The speech also noted that crusaders had damaged the Christian tribes in Jordan that had preceded Islam by 600 years.[27]
On September 23, 2010, King Abdullah II of Jordan proposed a World Interfaith Harmony Week to the UN General Assembly.
On October 20, 2010, Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, Personal Envoy and Special Advisor of the King of Jordan, presented the proposal – having conceived and written the draft resolution[28] – before the UN General Assembly 34th plenary meeting in New York where it was adopted unanimously. His speech called to those who love God and love the neighbour, or the Good and the neighbour, to coordinate and concentrate their activities in a more effective way.
The misuse or abuse of religions can thus be a cause of world strife, whereas religions should be a great foundation for facilitating world peace. The remedy for this problem can only come from the world’s religions themselves. Religions must be part of the solution, not part of the problem.[29]
International Initiative for Islamic Integral Professorial Chairs (IIIPC)[edit]
On January 30, 2012, in celebration of King Abdullah II's fiftieth birthday, Prince Ghazi launched the International Initiative for Islamic Integral Professorial Chairs (IIIPC). This started with the Integral Chair for the Study of Imam Al-Ghazali's Work, which was established in Jerusalem at the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Quds University, and King Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein Waqf for the Integral Chair for the Study of Imam Fakhr Al-Din Al-Razi's Work, which was established at the King Hussein bin Talal Mosque, the University of Jordan and W.I.S.E. University. Other Islamic integral professorial chairs are to come.[30][31]
On 28 February 2012, during a meeting for the Arab League in Doha, Qatar, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas made a plea for Muslims to visit the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque. On April 18, 2012, Prince Ghazi, accompanied by the Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Ali Goma, broke what had been a 45-year taboo in some parts of the Islamic World (propagated notably by Al-Jazeera-based Sheikh Al-Qaradawi) and visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque in order to pray there and support the beleaguered Muslim community in Jerusalem. The visit was viewed as controversial in Egypt, but set off a change of public opinion in the Islamic World that continues to this day.[32][33]
During the trip to Jerusalem, the Prince and the Grand Mufti also visited the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. This visit was much appreciated by the Christian community of Jerusalem.[34]
International delegation of Muslims and Christians' visit to Nigeria[edit]
The visit was proposed in reaction to the numerous incidents of fierce inter-communal strife which have affected the lives of Nigerians during 2000–2012, and the awareness that Nigeria is the country in the world where the most severe inter-communal violence between Christians and Muslims has been experienced.[35]
The delegation sought to understand the reasons behind this violence. To this end they issued a report entitled 'Report on the Inter-Religious Tensions and Crisis In Nigeria’[36][37]
Love in the Holy Qur'an (in Arabic) (الحب في القرآن الكريم) Dar al-Razi, Jordan, 2010. ISBN978-9957-8533-7-2[55]
Al-Insan (Man), (et al.; published, in Arabic, by the Jordanian Ministry of Education as the text-book for the 12th Grade National Curriculum for General Studies, Amman, 2001; revised 2nd edition in 2007)
The Sacred Origin of Sports and Culture (published by Fons Vitae, KY, USA, 1998). ISBN1-887752-13-7 (Trans. into Turkish and published by Insan Yayinlari, Istanbul, 2002.)
Hannibal the Formidable (published by Hesperus Press, 2002). ISBN978-1843912996.
The Tribes of Jordan at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century (published by Turab, Amman, 1999). OCLC44117926ASINB00069WNGO The ISBN printed in the document (9957-8513-1-0) is invalid, causing a checksum error.
War and Peace in Islam: The Uses and Abuses of Jihad (in English) MABDA (The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre) and The Islamic Texts Society, Jordan, 2013. Edited by HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, Professor Ibrahim Kalin, and Professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali. ISBN978-1-903682-83-8
A Common Word, Muslims and Christians on Loving God and Neighbor (Editor with Volf and Yarrington) Eerdmans Publishing House Co. 2010[56]ISBN978-0802863805
True Islam and the Islamic Consensus on the Message of Amman / Kitab Ijma’ Al-Muslimin ‘ala Ihtiram Mathahib al-Din (compiler, editor and author of introduction [in Arabic and English]; The Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Amman, Jordan, 2006).ISBN9957-8533-4-1 (Limited 1st, 2nd and rev. 2nd edition published as: The Book of the Schools of Islamic Jurisprudence / Kitab Ihtiram Al-Mathahib; The Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Amman, Jordan, 2006.)
The Holy Sites of Jordan (ed.; published by Turab, Amman, 1996; 2nd edition 1999). ISBN978-9957851323
‘A Common Word Between Us and You’ (one of 138 signatories [and sole author]); An Open Letter to World Christian Leaders from World Muslim Leaders, October 13, 2007.[41]
‘The appearance of the A Common Word [Open Letter] of 2007 was a landmark in Muslim-Christian relations and it has a unique role in stimulating a discussion at the deepest level across the world.’
— Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, 2010.
‘Open Letter to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI’ (one of 38 signatories [and co-author]; in Islamica, no.18, Los Angeles CA, 2006; issued October 13, 2006).
‘The Prophet Muhammad’ (inIslamica, no.16, Los Angeles CA, 2006).
2nd expanded edition, republished in newspapers in Denmark in 2008.
‘Truth and Knowledge’, (in The Book of Language, ed. Kabir Helminski, published by The Book Foundation [The Education Project Series] Oxford, U.K., 2006).
Awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of Hussein bin Ali (Jordan's highest medal—usually reserved only for heads of state) by H.M. King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein on October 28, 2013
Awarded International Interfaith Harmony Award by the International Islamic University Malaysia in collaboration with Department of National Unity, Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia and Jamia Ma'din, India 2014.
Awarded the Special Grand Cordon of the Renaissance Medal (Al-Nahdah Al-Murasa’ ) by King Abdullah II on 29/9/2010.[63]
Awarded an Honorary Ph.D. in education from Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan on 22/9/2010.[64]
Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2009 for initiating peaceful dialogue between cultures and religions.[65]
Awarded the Medal of the Holy Sepulcher (of the 1st order) by Patriarch Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Holy Land on 1/10/2009,[5] and:
Awarded the Medal of Peace by Patriarch Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Holy Land on 1/10/2009.
Awarded the Eugen Biser Award by the Eugen-Biser-Stiftung (Germany) together with Grand Mufti Mustafa Cerić of Bosnia and Sheikh Habib Ali al-JifriofYemen, 2008.[66]
Awarded the Education Medal (of the 1st Order) by King Abdullah II on 5/10/2004.
Awarded the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (Al-Nahdah) Medal (of the 1st Order) by King Abdullah II on 9/10/2003.
^ abTwenty Years of Historic Religious Initiatives based in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan by H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal and many, many friends, 1993-2013s. 2013.
^Mohammed, Ghazi Ben. Princeton University. Department of Comparative Literature (ed.). "Le Jeu de Trois Contes". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Norway: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit in 2020
Awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of Hussein bin Ali (Jordan's highest medal—usually reserved only for heads of state) by H.M. King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein on October 28, 2013
Awarded International Interfaith Harmony Award by the International Islamic University Malaysia in collaboration with Department of National Unity, Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia and Jamia Ma'din, India 2014.
St Augustine Award, 2012, For Interreligious Dialogue in the Mediterranean, Milan, Italy
Awarded Russian Order of Friendship Medal, by President Vladimir Putin of Russia, 26/6/2012.[58][59]
Awarded Badge of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (3rd Class), by President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine, June 2011
Awarded the Sultan Qaboos Medal (of the 1st Order) by Sultan Qaboos bin Said on 30/11/2010.
Awarded the Special Grand Cordon of the Renaissance Medal (Al-Nahdah Al-Murasa’ ) by King Abdullah II on 29/9/2010.[63]
Awarded the Medal of the Holy Sepulcher (of the 1st order) by Patriarch Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Holy Land on 1/10/2009,[5] and:
Awarded the Eugen Biser Award by the Eugen-Biser-Stiftung (Germany) together with Grand Mufti Mustafa Cerić of Bosnia and Sheikh Habib Ali al-JifriofYemen, 2008.[66]
Awarded the Order of Muhammad Medal (of the 2nd Order) by King Mohammed VI of Morocco on 10/3/2000.
Made Grand Officier de la Légion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour) by President Chirac of France in 7/1/2000.
Awarded the Order of the Star of Jordan (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Urdani) (of the 1st Order) by King Hussein on 13/11/1995.[citation needed]
Awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the State Centennial by King Abdullah on 14/11/2021.
