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 the cousin of King Abdullah II.

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)

Foreign honours

•   Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2006)

References