Amman, June 15 (Petra) – Patronizing for His Majesty King Abdullah
II, Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces- Arab Army (JAF),
HRH Prince Faisal bin Hussein, the Regent, on Monday led a graduation
ceremony of the 23rd National Defense Course at the Royal Jordanian
National Defense College, attended by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, Major General Yousef Huneiti.

In his address during the ceremony, the Commandant of the College
said: “The Royal Jordanian National Defense College bases its
programs and curricula on the vision and aspirations of His Majesty,
the Supreme Commander, with the aim of preparing qualified leaders
capable of understanding the comprehensive national security
environment and analyzing political, economic, social, and security
challenges.”

The college has translated the directives of the General Command of
JAF into advanced academic programs and curricula covering various
areas of transformation and modernization, and expanding the scope of
joint military operations, he told the ceremony.

“This supports military doctrine and contributes to preparing trained
military leaders, in addition to qualifying leaders in government
ministries and institutions, as well as in the armed forces of allied
and friendly nations,” he added.

Towards the end of the ceremony, Prince Faisal handed diplomas to
graduates of the course, which awards a Master’s degree in Management
and Strategic Studies, in addition to a postgraduate diploma in
National Resource Management.

Participants in the course included officers from various branches of
JAF and security agencies, and employees from government ministries
and institutions, along with officers from the United Arab Emirates,
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Tanzania, Indonesia, the United States and Germany.

His Highness wrote a message in the visitors’ book, expressing his
pride in the advanced level achieved by students of the college, both
militarily and academically.

The graduation ceremony was attended by the President of Mutah
University, the Directors of General Intelligence and Public
Security, the Head of the Civil Service and Administration
Commission, and senior officers of JAF and security bodies, in
addition to a number of ambassadors and military attachés from
brotherly and friendly countries.

//Petra//SS