Khalid Ibn Ali Hamdan
Khalid Ibn Ali Hamdan is a privateer and Reis (Captain) of Antiqam-Smy ("Sumayyah's Revenge") as well as an ex-naval officer and the Effendi of Al-Bilal (a village in Al-Harreh Danistarab) and Güzel Köy (in Sharifistan).
Reis Khalid Ibn Ali Hamdan Distinguished Gallantry Medal, Effendi | |
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| Born | August the 2nd 1968 Aqaba, Jordan |
| Nationality | Jordanian |
| Citizenship | Sharifistani |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts in Geography, University of Jordan |
| Alma mater | University of Jordan |
| Occupation | Naval officer (1990-2020), privateer (2020-) |
| Era | modern era |
| Employer | Tarchuna and Ravenna Navy (1990-2019), Royal Sharifistani Navy (2019-2020), Ahmed Islam (privateer) (2020-2021) |
| Known for | Sharifistani Naval officer, Sharifistani privateer |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Title | Reis |
| Movement | Islamism (2019-), Sharifistani monarchism (2019-2021), pan-Islamism (2021-) |
| Opponent(s) | Emirate of Danistarab (2020-2021), Danistarabi loyalists (2021-), Gadalland and Aspern (2021-), Polish-Prussian Commonwealth (December 2020-) |
| Parent(s) | Commander Ali Ibn Ahmed Hamdan and Lady Khadijah Fatimah Hamdan |
| Awards | Distinguished Gallantry Medal |
| Piratical career | |
| Type | privateer |
| Allegiance | Sultanate of Sharifistan (2020-2021), Al-Harreh Danistarab (briefly), The Ashleigh Caliphate (2021-) |
| Years active | 2020- |
| Rank | Reis (captain) |
| Base of operations | Danistarabian Coast |
| Commands | Antiqam-Smy ("Sumayyah's Revenge") |
| Battles/wars | 2nd Sharifistani-Danistarabian War |
early life
Born into a family of Jordanian naval officers in Aqaba, Jordan (then part of Tarchuna and Ravenna), he wanted to be a naval officer from a young age. He attended a private school in Petra and then the University of Jordan.
naval career
He joined the Tarchuna and Ravenna Navy at the age of 22 in 1990, after completing his University education. He rose to the rank of Commander before transferring to the Royal Sharifistani Navy in 2019. After a year in the Royal Sharifistani Navy he left in 2020 to become a privateer.
Privateering career
Khalid Ibn Ali Hamdan joined Al-Nuh, the privateer ship commanded by Ahmed Ibn Khalid Islam as it's first mate. He was involved in the capture of a merchant ship which was later renamed Antiqam-Smy ("Sumayyah's Revenge") and handed to him.
personal life
He has two wives (one from Jordan and one from the Sharifistani mainland) and four children.