Family
He is the son of King Talal and Queen Zein al-Sharaf. He is also brother to the late King Hussein, was Crown Prince from 1965 to 1999 and is uncle to the present King Abdullah II of Jordan.
In 1968, Prince Hassan married Sarvath Ikramullah, daughter of Pakistani statesman and diplomat, Sir Mohammed Ikramullah and Pakistani female politician, diplomat and notable Urdu author, Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah. They first met in London in 1958, when they were both youngsters and have four children together:
- Princess Rahma (born 13 August 1969)
- Princess Sumaya (born 14 May 1971)
- Princess Badiya (born 28 March 1974)
- Prince Rashid (born 20 May 1979)
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