Family and Marriage
Princess Wijdan was born Sharifa Wijdan bint Fawaz on August 29, 1939 in Baghdad, Iraq to the noted architect Sharif Fawwaz al-Muhanna and his wife Sharifa Nafi'a bint Jamil 'Ali. Sharifa Wijdan's mother was a member of the Hashemite family and sister of Sharifa Zein bint Jamil 'Ali who would later become Queen Zein al-Sharaf of Jordan (mother of the late King Hussein). She is a descendant of The Prophet Muhammad.
Sharifa Wijdan bint Fawaz was married to Prince 'Ali Azim bin Naif of Jordan on April 11, 1966 in Amman, Jordan. Upon her marriage she became Princess Wijdan 'Ali of Jordan
Prince 'Ali is the son of Prince Naif bin Abdullah of Jordan and his wife Princess Mehrimah Sultana of Turkey, daughter of Major-General Prince Sultan Muhammad Zia ud-din Effendi of Turkey, GCVO.
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