AMMAN (AP) – Princess Rajwa, wife of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday, the couple’s firstborn and first grandchild of King Abdullah II, the country’s royal court said.
In a brief statement, The Royal Hashemite Court said the baby was named Iman. In a video posted on Rajwa’s official Instagram page on Saturday, Hussein was seen cradling his newborn daughter to the soundtrack of the famous American ballad You Are My Sunshine.
The birth of Princess Iman came about a year after Hussein and Rajwa’s wedding. Rajwa, 30, was born in Riyadh hailing from a prominent and wealthy Saudi Arabian family loosely related to the country’s current ruler, King Salman. Hussein, 30, was named Crown Prince in 2004, at the age of 15.
The prince is the oldest son of Abdallah II, 62, who has ruled Jordan as a reliable Western ally and voice of moderation through more than two decades.
