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Who is Queen Rania's daughter-in-law? Get to know Princess Rajwa© The Royal Hashemite Court

Who is Queen Rania’s daughter-in-law? Get to know Princess Rajwa

Horseback riding is one of her hobbies!


UPDATED JUNE 1, 2023 12:32 PM EDT

Jordan has a new Princess!  Rajwa Alseif  married  Queen Rania  and King Abdullah II’s eldest child, Crown Prince Hussein on June 1, 2023. The couple, who got engaged in August of 2022, tied the knot in an Islamic marriage ceremony attended by around 140 guests, including the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Following the royal wedding, the Royal Hashemite Court announced that a royal decree had been issued, bestowing the title of “Her Royal Highness Princess Rajwa Al Hussein on Miss Rajwa Khalid Alseif, on the occasion of her marriage to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein.”

Queen Rania has called Rajwa “the perfect answer to all my prayers for” Crown Prince Hussein. So, who is Her Majesty’s daughter-in-law? Scroll to find out what the Royal Hashemite Court has shared!

Rajwa was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 28, 1994.© The Royal Hashemite Court

Rajwa was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 28, 1994.

She is the daughter of Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif and Azza bint Nayef Abdulaziz Ahmad Al Sudairi. Rajwa's father founded El Seif Engineering Contracting, which is one of the leading construction companies in Saudi Arabia, per the Royal Hashemite Court.© The Royal Hashemite Court

She is the daughter of Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif and Azza bint Nayef Abdulaziz Ahmad Al Sudairi. Rajwa’s father founded El Seif Engineering Contracting, which is one of the leading construction companies in Saudi Arabia, per the Royal Hashemite Court.

Princess Rajwa is the youngest of her siblings. She has two older brothers, Faisal and Nayef, and one older sister, Dana.© Royal Hashemite Court

Princess Rajwa is the youngest of her siblings. She has two older brothers, Faisal and Nayef, and one older sister, Dana.

After completing her secondary education in Riyadh, Rajwa pursued a B.A. in architecture from Syracuse University's School of Architecture in New York.© The Royal Hashemite Court

After completing her secondary education in Riyadh, Rajwa pursued a B.A. in architecture from Syracuse University’s School of Architecture in New York.

Rajwa holds a "professional designation degree in Visual Communications" from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles.© The Royal Hashemite Court

Rajwa holds a “professional designation degree in Visual Communications” from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles.

She has worked at an architecture firm in Los Angeles.© The Royal Hashemite Court

She has worked at an architecture firm in Los Angeles.

According to the Royal Hashemite Court, the "Al Saif family is a descendant of the Subai tribe, who have been the sheikhs of Attar in Sudair, Najd, since the beginning of King Abdulaziz Al Saud's reign."© The Royal Hashemite Court

According to the Royal Hashemite Court, the “Al Saif family is a descendant of the Subai tribe, who have been the sheikhs of Attar in Sudair, Najd, since the beginning of King Abdulaziz Al Saud’s reign.”

She is fluent in English and French, in addition to her native Arabic.© Royal Hashemite Court

She is fluent in English and French, in addition to her native Arabic.

Horseback riding, drawing, handmade arts and creating digital architectural designs are among the Princess' hobbies.© Royal Hashemite Court

Horseback riding, drawing, handmade arts and creating digital architectural designs are among the Princess‘ hobbies.

Rajwa married the Crown Prince of Jordan on June 1, 2023 wearing an Elie Saab gown.© KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images

Rajwa married the Crown Prince of Jordan on June 1, 2023 wearing an Elie Saab gown.

After the couple's wedding, it was announced that a royal decree had been issued, "bestowing the title of Her Royal Highness Princess Rajwa Al Hussein on Miss Rajwa, on the occasion of her marriage to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II."© Royal Hashemite Court

After the couple’s wedding, it was announced that a royal decree had been issued, “bestowing the title of Her Royal Highness Princess Rajwa Al Hussein on Miss Rajwa, on the occasion of her marriage to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II.”