Princess Rahma bint Hassan

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Princess Rahma
Born (1969-08-13) 13 August 1969 (age 55)
Amman, Jordan
Spouse
(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]

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

Education

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:

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, where she assumed this role, succeeding her mother in 2007.

Awards

National honours

Foreign honours

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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. 1 2 3 4 5 Princess Rahma bint El Hassan's bio
  4. "FIG President visits Jordan". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.