Princess Rahma bint Hassan

Princess Rahma
Born	(1969-08-13) 13 August 1969 (age 55) Amman, Jordan
Spouse	Alaa Batayneh ​ (m. 1997)​
Issue	2
House	Hashemite
Father	Prince Hassan bin Talal
Mother	Sarvath Ikramullah
Religion	Islam

Princess Rahma bint El Hassan ^[1] (born 13 August 1969) is a Jordanian princess. Her father is Prince Hassan bin Talal. Her mother, Princess Sarvath El Hassan. ^{[2] [3]}

She is a first cousin of King Abdullah II.^{[ citation needed ]}

Education

• Primary school in Amman, Jordan.
• Sherborne School for Girls in Dorset, England ^[3]
• Trinity College, Cambridge, England - B.A. in Arts with Hons in the Department of Oriental Studies (1991) ^[3]
• Trinity College, University of Cambridge, England - M.Phil. in International Relations (1992) ^[3]

Marriage and children

In July 1997, she married Alaa Batayneh (he was Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources from October 11, 2012 till March 30, 2013.), ^[3] the son of Arif Al Batayneh (a former member of the House of Representatives, a member of the Senate, Minister of Health and General Director of the Royal Medical Services).

They have two children:

• Aysha (born 2 January 2002).
• Arif (born 15 February 2006).

Career

She is currently working in the field of education and sports.

As of 2019, she is the President of the Jordan Gymnastics Federation, ^[4] as well as the president of the Young Muslim Women Association ^[5] , where she assumed this role, succeeding her mother in 2007.

Awards

National honours

• Jordan: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Independence (2006)^{[ citation needed ]}

Foreign honours

• Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2006)^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Statement from the Royal Hashemite Court". The Royal Hashemite Court. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
2. The Hashemites: Biographical Information
3. Princess Rahma bint El Hassan's bio
4. "FIG President visits Jordan". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
5. "Young Muslim Women ׳s Association". Civil Society Organizations in Jordan. Retrieved 2 August 2025.