# Reem Abu Hassan

_Politician_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Reem Abu Hassan (Arabic: ريم أبو حسان) is a Jordanian politician and Government Minister. She has served as the Jordanian Minister of Social Development from 2013 to 2016, which advocates for the welfare of marginalized people in civil society.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Jordan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43387211#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43387211#P106))
- **Education:** Georgetown University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43387211#P69))

## About

Before this, she served as the Secretary General of the National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA), which promotes the "family unit" in Jordanian society.

## Questions

**Where did Reem Abu Hassan study?**  
Reem Abu Hassan was educated at Georgetown University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Reem Abu Hassan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reem_Abu_Hassan) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q43387211](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43387211) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Minister for Social Development, Jordan (9134482802).jpg by Foreign and Commonwealth Office (OGL v1.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minister_for_Social_Development,_Jordan_(9134482802).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Reem Abu Hassan, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Minister for Social Development, Jordan (9134482802).jpg — Foreign and Commonwealth Office, OGL v1.0.

## Cite this page

"Reem Abu Hassan". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/reem-abu-hassan. Retrieved 7 November 2026.