The second son for HRH Prince Mohammad bin King Faisal (I) of Iraq El-Hashemite and HRH El-Sharifa Fatima El-Hashemite. He earned a BSc Degree in Management - International Banking and Finance and a High-Diploma in International Relations from the USA.
His love and passion for Arts and Culture was clear since young age. At the age of 16, exhibited his first Thematic Calligraphy Artwork with other renowned artists and at 17, held first one-man show and then after continued to exhibit his paintings in Cairo, Madrid, London and New York Metro where he donated all proceedings to support youth education and arts programs in developing countries mainly in Latin America.

Utilized knowledge of cultures and language of Arts for promotion of Peace and Social Development and to influence international organizations and governing bodies including UNESCO to name Culture as The Foundation for Global Peace.

Along with philanthropy and social development, after graduation, he worked at renowned US and international financial institutions and established a development group dedicated to utilization of private equities and home offices for urban redevelopment in underprivileged unfinanceable sectors.

In 1995, RASIT’s Board of Trustees and Executive Board elected Prince Adnan as the Dean of RASIT, following the Founder President of RASIT the late HRH Prince El-Sharif Mohammad’s retirement. Since 1995, Prince Adnan’s experience in banking and finance, vision and leadership led to a great development and transformation in RAST’s work and sustainable methods of funding its programs. He turned RASIT’s policies, work, partners and affiliates into an international platform for catered development programmes that would answer the specialized needs of countries and regions.

In 1997, Prince Adnan’s study on incentivizing Corporate Social Responsibility and turning a percentage of corporate taxes into defined taxation for education and direct investments in youth and social developments. The study was adopted by the British Government and other European countries, and later with the United Nations in its Millennium Development Goals.

In 2004, Prince Adnan established his independent business, and focused on academic career. In 2007, Prince Adnan established RASIT’s Operation at the United Nations, and is the founder of UN Fellowship Program, which is now an academic program in different universities. In addition to his position in RASIT, he is an academic Professor of International Relations in United States of America.