Her father is Mahmoud Hassan Bani Ahmad Al-Outom, who was born and raised in the town of Kufr Khall north of Jerash, and is a businessman in Canada.
She left her studies in Mathematics at the University of Western Ontario[1] to practise the art of aviation as a hobby in Canada, before moving to Jordan in 2005.
She worked as a chief pilot at the Royal Aero Sports Club of Jordan in Aqaba and Wadi Rum, of which Prince Hamzah is president.
The ceremony was attended by King Abdullah II, Queen Rania, Queen Noor, a number of Royal family members, Basmah's father (Mahmoud Hassan Bani Ahmad), Basmah's mother (Halloul Muhammad Bani Ahmad), and other family members.
King Abdullah II held a lunch banquet at Basman Palace on the occasion of the wedding of Hamzah and Basma that was attended by a number of Royal family members, the prime minister, Senate president, Lower House speaker, president of the Judicial Council, Royal Court chief, other senior officials and Members of the Bani-Ahmad Family.