<a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/jordan/2022/08/17/jordans-crown-prince-hussein-engaged-to-rajwa-al-saif/" target="_blank">Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein</a> bin Abdullah and Rajwa Al Saif announced their engagement on Wednesday, much to the family's delight. The engagement took place at the home of Al Saif's father in Riyadh. It was announced on Twitter with four photos showing the couple, with Prince Hussein's parents, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, pictured alongside members of Al Saif's family. Queen Rania also took to Twitter to share her happiness. “I didn’t think it was possible to hold so much joy in my heart! Congratulations to my eldest Prince Hussein and his beautiful bride-to-be, Rajwa,” Queen Rania wrote. Al Saif was born in Riyadh, on April 28, 1994, according to <i>Roya News </i>in Jordan. She is the youngest of four siblings — alongside Faisal, Nayef and Dana — born to businessman Khalid Al Saif and his wife Azza Al Sudairi. Her secondary education took place in Saudi Arabia, before she moved to New York, US, to complete her higher education at the College of Architecture at Syracuse University. During her time there, Al Saif took a nine-day field trip to Dubai in 2016, as part of the course. “What made this trip so memorable for me was seeing the students in the studio experience Arabic culture and architecture for the first time," said Al Saif, as reported on Syracuse University's website. "Dubai is very intriguing, having contemporary architecture while also attempting to maintain the traditional beauty of the Arabic culture and history.” Prince Hussein's engagement only comes a few weeks after his sister, <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/family/2022/07/06/king-abdullah-and-queen-ranias-daughter-princess-iman-gets-engaged/" target="_blank">Princess Iman, announced her engagement</a> to Jameel Alexander Thermiotis. Princess Iman is the first daughter and the second child of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. The princess, who was born in Amman in 1996, studied at Georgetown University in Washington, following in the footsteps of her newly engaged brother. Thermiotis was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1994 and is of Greek descent, said Jordan's royal court. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and works in finance in New York. The court congratulated the king and queen on the engagement, wishing the couple “a lifetime of happiness”.
