Princess Iman bint Abdullah

Princess Iman bint Abdullah (Arabic: إيمان بنت عبدالله; born 27 September 1996) is a Jordanian princess and the first daughter and the second child of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan. She is a 42nd-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Princess Iman
Born (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996
Amman, Jordan
Names
Iman bint Abdullah bin Hussein bin Talal
HouseHashemite
FatherAbdullah II of Jordan
MotherRania Al-Yassin

Early life

Born in Amman on 27 September 1996 at King Hussein Medical Center in Amman, she is the second child of Prince Abdullah and Princess Rania. She has two brothers and one sister. Princess Iman is a member of the Hashemite family. Her paternal grandfather was the then-reigning King Hussein and her grandmother is the English-born Princess Muna, who was his second wife. Iman has one elder brother, Crown Prince Hussein, and two younger siblings, Princess Salma and Prince Hashem.

Great-grandparents: Talal of Jordan, Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil, Walter Percy Gardiner, Doris Elizabeth Sutton

Education and duties

Princess Iman attended the International Academy Amman (IAA) with her paternal cousin, Muna Juma. On 4 June 2014, she graduated from IAA and was awarded as the top female athlete in her class.[1] She is currently attending Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., the same university as her brother Crown Prince Hussein.[2]

The Jordanian royal family which the royal princess is part of have ruled since 1921. Iman, Queen Rania's lookalike daughter, showed support for her royal family’s project that encourages youth to become more active and do more sports. She is also involved in work with orphans, being involved in projects that offer different school opportunities.

References

  1. "Queen Rania's moving speech for Iman on her graduation". Royalista. 11 June 2014.
  2. "Princess Iman of Jordan turns 18 today" Archived 11 December 2014 at archive.today. Royalista. 27 September 2014.
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