Who is Jalila Bint Ali, committed princess and niece of the king of Jordan?

His shy presence did not escape the Jordanian media. Usually discreet, Princess Jalila Bint Ali has multiplied, lately, public appearances. The niece of King Abdallah II assisted, on August 18, 2025, to the signing of an agreement between the Jordanian Institute of the Media and Unicef. An initiative dedicated to “strengthening national capacities and communication mechanisms in the social protection sector”.

Installed in the front row, the young woman with long brown hair and translucent gaze was alongside her mother, Princess Rym Ali. Dressed in a relaxed way, but no less elegant, Jalila Bint Ali sported a satin green shirt, wide jeans and white sneakers. This young woman committed to culture, education and child protectionis also passionate about cinema.

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Two days earlier, the daughter of Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, half-brother of King Abdallah II, participated At the Jordan Children’s Film Festival. The opportunity to take a picture with young fans. At the end of July, she admired Jerash a show by the New Generation Club dedicated to Cirque Arts, as part of the 39th Jerash Festival.

On July 3, Princess Jalila combined His sense of style to his pronounced interest in the seventh art. The one who will celebrate her 20th anniversary on September 16 appeared sublime in a red dress on the occasion of the opening ceremony of 6e Amman’s Film Festival. A week later, she opted for a long black dress, to conclude these festivities.

Behind the scenes of the seventh art

Cinephilia that draws its roots from its adolescence. His mother, once a journalist for CNN and the BBC, is President of the Amman Film Festival since 2017. His father directs the royal Jordan film commission.

Princess Jalila and her brother Abdullah pose with the Jordanian actress Tara Abboud during the opening ceremony of the 5th International Film of the Film of Amman, on July 3, 2024. © Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The opportunity, for the princess and her family, to access behind the scenes of the seventh art. And to fly a little closer to the stars. In 2019, the quartet Thus assisted the filming of Star Wars : L’Ascension de Skywalkerfilmed at Wadi Rum. On the program: visit the tray and above all, photo session with the legendary Chewbacca. The same year, Princess Jalila was immortalized with Will Smith during the preview ofAladdinin Amman.

In parallel, the princess regularly appears in the concert stands with her father. A life that is not without commitments. She contributes, alongside her mother, to serve meals to the public during Ramadan. In 2021, she was alongside Queen Rania for honor the recipients of the King Hussein Cancer Prize for research against this disease.

An excellent rider

Jalila Bint Ali is also an outstanding rider. She even hoisted the Jordanian team in sixth place on 25 teams at the end of the Gallops of Jordan, a 200 km race, from Wadi Rum to Petra, according to the Jordan Times. “So proud of my daughter Jalila for having contributed to the Gallops of Jordanmoved Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein on Twitter. She was the youngest competitor in history in this international endurance race. Congratulations also to all his comrades from the Jordanian team. “

Fight in favor of education

The one who obtained His baccalaureate at the King’s Academy in Madaba in 2023is very close to his family. In early June, she went to graduation of her younger brother, Prince Abdullah, at Deerfield Academy, in the United States.

Engaged in favor of educationshe officiated, in early July, as a guest of honor to another graduation: that of the British International Academy, promotion 2025.

No one knows, for the time being, the ambitions of the young woman. That she follows the path of Princess Rym Ali, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, or traces her own furrow, Princess Jalila is, no doubt, promised a brilliant future.

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