King Abdullah and Queen Rania's daughter Princess Iman gets engaged

Princess, 25, is to marry Jameel Alexander Thermiotis

Jordan's Princess Iman and Jameel Alexander Thermiotis are engaged. Photo: @RHCJO / Twitter

Jordan’s Queen Rania and Princess Iman. Reuters

King Abdullah II and Princess Iman. Reuters

Queen Rania and Princess Iman tried their hands at traditional crafts on a visit to Umm Qais in 2020. Photo: Instagram / Queen Rania

Newborn Princess Salma Bint Abdullah is held by her mother Queen Rania in September 2000, with her father King Abdullah, her brother Prince Hussein and her sister Princess Iman, aged 4, surrounding them. Getty Images

King Abdullah II of Jordan, second from right, and his wife Queen Rania of Jordan, third from left, stand next to Princess Iman, second from left, during an awards ceremony at the Al Hussein Sport City, in May 2008. Getty Images

Princess Iman, centre, looks on during the King Abdullah II award ceremony for physical fitness in 2008. Getty Images

Princess Iman performs during the King Abdullah Award for Fitness ceremony, in May 2009. Getty Images

Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein, second from right, Princess Iman, third from right, and Prince Faisal, fourth from right, attend the Global Forum on Youth Peace and Security at the King's Academy school in Madaba city, in August 2015. Reuters

Princess Iman, aged 12, with her horse Saqir, an Arabian filly, as they won second prize at the Middle East Championships horse show in Amman, in October 2008. Reuters

King Abdullah II, Queen Rania and Princess Iman arriving for the France premiere of 'Quantum of Solace' at the UGC Normandie Theater in Paris, in October 2008. Reuters

King Abdullah II is greeted by Princess Iman during the throne opening ceremony of the first ordinary session of the 17th parliament in November 2013, in Amman. Getty Images

Princess Iman and Queen Rania attend the Medef Summer 2015 University Conference in August 2015, in Jouy-en-Josas, France. Getty Images

Jordan's Princess Iman, 25, and Jameel Alexander Thermiotis are engaged, it has been announced by the Royal Hashemite Court over Twitter.

Princess Iman is the first daughter and the second child of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan.

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".

The engagement, which took place on Tuesday, happened in the presence of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, as well as Princess Iman's siblings and several members of Thermiotis's family.

Queen Rania also posted a message to her daughter on Facebook and Instagram.

"Congratulations my dearest Iman; your smile has always been a gift of love that I’ve cherished since the day you were born. I wish you and Jameel a life filled with love and laughter!"

Princess Iman was born in Amman in 1996 and has two brothers, Crown Prince Hussein, 28, and Prince Hashem, 17, and one sister, Princess Salma, 21.

Her paternal grandfather was King Hussein and grandmother is Princess Muna.

The princess, who has a sense of style similar to her mother's, studied at Georgetown University in Washington, following in the footsteps of her brother Crown Prince Hussein.

She spends most of her time in Jordan, and regularly attends official events on behalf of the royal family, alongside her parents.

In 2020, Princess Iman made headlines after she and Queen Rania paid a visit to Umm Qais, a village in northern Jordan. The visit was designed to shine a spotlight on the country's sustainable tourism options that preserve "Jordan’s cultural heritage and natural resources", said Queen Rania's office.

The mother and daughter toured Beit Al Baraka, a bed and breakfast hotel, where they took part in a number of traditional experiences.

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