HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan
President, Royal Scientific Society of Jordan
HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan is is President of the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), Chair of the Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT), and Vice-Chair of the Jordan Museum. She is a leading advocate for science as a catalyst for change. She is a dedicated science enabler in the Arab World where so many challenges urgently require science-based solutions. The Princess has worked for over a decade to help foster an environment for home-grown solutions to be found for pressing issues facing the region. In June 2017, the Director-General of UNESCO appointed HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan as UNESCO Special Envoy for Science for Peace. In August 2020, the Director General of UNESCO appointed her as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Science for Peace.