Gulf Today Report

The daughter of Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday wed a financier of Greek origin at a ceremony at the royal palace west of the capital Amman.

State television broadcast the ceremony that saw Princess Iman tie the knot with Jameel Alexander Thermiotis in the presence of the king, queen and other members of the royal family, as well as the groom's family.

Born in 1996, Princess Iman is King Abdullah and Queen Rania's eldest daughter. She graduated from Georgetown University in Washington.

Thermiotis was born in 1994 in Venezuela to a family of Greek origin and works as a financier in New York.

The Jordanian royal court had announced their engagement in July.

Last week, The Jordanian royal court announced that the marriage of Princess Iman Bint Abdullah II to Jameel will take place on March 12.

In an official statement, the royal court congratulated the Jordanian monarch, King Abdullah II, and his wife, Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, on this happy occasion, wishing Princess Iman and Jameel a life full of happiness.

Queen Rania said through a post on the Instagram: "Thank you to the creative artist Elissa for the gift, and artist Marwan Khoury for the words and melodies... a melodious voice and expressive words that touch the heart."