Princess Rajwa Al Hussein facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Princess Rajwa Al Hussein |
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Rajwa in 2024
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| Born | Rajwa bint Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif 28 April 1994 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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| Issue | Princess Iman bint Hussein |
| Father | Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif |
| Mother | Azza bint Nayef bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Sudairi |
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Princess Rajwa Al Hussein (Arabic: رجوة الحسين; born Rajwa Al Saif; 28 April 1994) is a Saudi member of the Jordanian royal family. She is married to Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan, heir apparent to the Jordanian throne.
The couple's engagement was announced in August 2022 and they married in a ceremony in Amman on 1 June 2023. Born in Saudi Arabia, Princess Rajwa was previously trained as an architect. Since her marriage, she has joined the Crown Prince in his official engagements in Jordan and abroad. On 3 August 2024, Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa welcomed their first child, Princess Iman.
Early life and career
Rajwa bint Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif was born on 28 April 1994 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She is the youngest of four children born to Saudi businessman Khaled Al Saif, president of the Al Saif Group, and his wife Azza Al Sudairi. She has three older siblings: Faisal, Nayef and Dana. The Al Saif family descends from the sheikhs of the town of Al-Attar in Sudair, of the Subai tribe.
Her mother belongs to the Al Sudairi family, the same family as the current King of Saudi Arabia's mother, Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi, as well as that of his late spouse, Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi. Through her mother she is therefore a first cousin twice removed of King Salman, the current King of Saudi Arabia, and a second cousin once removed of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Her father Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif graduated from the American University of Beirut with a degree in civil engineering and founded Al Seif Engineering Contracting. He died in February 2024.
Al Saif completed her secondary education in Riyadh. She then proceeded to complete her Bachelor of Architecture degree at the Syracuse University's School of Architecture in 2017. She went by Rajwa Alseif during her time in university. During her studies in Syracuse, Al Saif organized a symposium on start-ups in the desert. She also earned an Associate of Arts degree in visual communications from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in 2019. She worked at an architecture firm Patterns Design in Los Angeles before moving back to Riyadh to work at the Designlab Experience design studio.
In addition to her native Arabic, Al Saif speaks fluent English and French.
Marriage and family
The Royal Hashemite Court announced Al Saif's engagement to Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan, eldest son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan on 17 August 2022. The engagement ceremony took place at the home of Al Saif's father in Riyadh. The ceremony was attended by the King and Queen of Jordan, members of the Jordanian royal family, and members of the Al Saif family. On 22 May 2023, Rajwa's pre-royal wedding henna party was held at the Madareb Bani Hashem. She wore a dress designed by Saudi fashion brand Honayda.
The couple were married on 1 June 2023 at Zahran Palace. Rajwa wore a custom Elie Saab gown for the ceremony and a Dolce & Gabbana gown for the evening reception. By royal decree, Rajwa became known as Her Royal Highness Princess Rajwa Al Hussein upon her marriage.
On 3 August 2024, Rajwa gave birth to a daughter, Princess Iman bint Hussein, at King Hussein Medical Center in Amman. Since the Jordanian throne passes according to agnatic primogeniture, Princess Iman is not in the line of succession.
Public life
Rajwa made her first official public appearance as Crown Prince Hussein's fiancée in October 2022 when she visited the Royal Covenant with Hussein and his great-uncle Prince Hassan bin Talal. She accompanied Hussein during a visit to the Scent of Colour initiative for the blind and visually impaired in January 2023, which marked their first official public engagement as a couple. In September that year, the couple met with US congress members in Washington DC, which marked their first public engagement since their wedding.
In January 2024 Rajwa accompanied Crown Prince Hussein on his official visit to Singapore. In June, she attended King Abdullah II's Silver Jubilee national celebration event in Amman.
See also
In Spanish: Rajwa Al Hussein para niños
