An intriguing wedding is coming up in Jordan. Next Sunday, March 12, the first marriage of a son of Kings Abdalah II and Rania of Jordan will take place, who have adopted the custom of European monarchies of publicizing their children’s commitments and we will see if they continue to consider holding a wedding. Muslim wedding as a private act. Unless they give the bell, a discreet wedding is expected and of which only a few poses of the couple and the family will be published.
Princess Imam of Jordan marries Venezuelan Jimmy Alexander Thermiotis, renamed Jameel after converting to Islam in order to join the family. This wedding will stand out for being the princess’s big day, a clear successor to her mother’s style. But the appointment will also draw attention for being the first major family reunion of the Hashemite dynasty after the family power struggle that ended in two recent palace coup attempts by Imam’s uncle, Prince Hamza, son of the iconic Queen Nur. .
“The first time I held my baby, I knew my life would never be the same again. In a week, she will be a bride. My precious Imam, I am so happy for you and so proud of all you are,” she said. written Rania along with an emotional video in which she shows family images of Imán. The eldest son of the family, Prince Hussein, is also engaged and will marry Rajwa al-Saif on June 1, although this wedding will be much more splendid, as other royal families will attend as he is heir to the throne of the country.
The 25-year-old Princess Imam of Jordan studied at the prestigious Georgetown University of Washington, the same university where her brother, her father and also Felipe VI studied. This princess is passionate about athletics and despite being a Muslim, she does not usually wear a veil, just like her mother. This aesthetic sets them both apart from the outfits of most women in the country, just like Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco, ex-wife of King Mohamed VI.
For his part, Jimmy Alexander Thermiotis is a Venezuelan of Greek descent, as he is the grandson of the late Greek financier Jimmy Thermiotis. He is 28 years old and studied Business Administration at Florida International University. He works in finance in New York, where he currently resides and where he met the princess, according to the Greek media YouWeekly. His parents are Alexandros Thermiotis and Corina Hernández, and together with his two little brothers, Alexia and Alejandro, they also form a large family.
A few months ago another interesting wedding took place within the Jordanian royal family. Miriam Ungría, widow of Kardam of Bulgaria, married Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, cultural adviser and first cousin of the current monarch, last September. So the wedding was announced the same day it happened, without many knowing the link that existed between them, which is not unusual in the links of families in the Middle East. King Abdalá II attended this link and only shared an image of the couple with the monarch.
This season of liaisons in Jordan promises to put the country back in the international spotlight after the notorious power struggle between King Abdullah II and his brother, Prince Hamza, who has been accused of carrying out up to two coups in Jordan. The last two years. In Jordan, the succession problems of the Hashemite dynasty are sold to the international community as “family problems” outside of politics.
The family conflict arose because there was a day when –contrary to European monarchies where the succession is clear: hereditary from parents to children–, in Arab countries it is common for a king’s brother to be designated heir while the king’s children are not of legal age. Abdullah II first named his half-brother Hamza as his heir in compliance with his father’s wishes. But in 2004, after his marriage, he removed him from the succession line, and, in 2009, named his eldest son heir. The first wedding of Prince Hamza, held in Petra in 2004 while he was heir, was attended by the then newlyweds Princes of Asturias and Queen Sofía. On June 1, it is likely that the Kings will attend the wedding of the now heir, Prince Hussein.
