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Sumaya bint El Hassan

Royal Scientific Society
Area
Leadership, Policy, and Communications
Specialty
Scientific, Cultural, and Nonprofit Leadership
Elected
2026
International Honorary Member

HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan is a leading advocate for science as a catalyst for change. She has worked for over a decade to help foster an environment in which home-grown solutions may be found for pressing issues facing Jordan and the Arab region.

HRH is President of the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), Chair of the Princess Sumaya University for Technology, and Vice-Chair of the Jordan Museum. In June 2017, the UNESCO Director-General appointed HRH as UNESCO Special Envoy for Science for Peace. This unique honor recognizes HRH’s efforts to combine science and research with cultural heritage to foster peace, opportunity and prosperity.

In 2018 she was elected Chair of the Board of Governors of the UN-ESCWA Technology Centre, which is based on the RSS campus. The RSS has been an active and committed member of the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) since the 1980s. HRH Princess Sumaya was elected as a Board Member in 2013, and as WAITRO President in 2018.

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