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, 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.