Her Royal Highness became patron of the Young Muslim Women's Association in 1972. Later in 1974, the YMWA established the Centre for Special Education which is regarded as a pioneer in the Middle East for the care and education of the mentally challenged. Since 1987, the Association has also run a Sheltered Workshop which is also recognized as a regional centre of excellence in its field. The Princess Sarvath Community College was founded in 1980, also under the umbrella of the Society. The College has recently focused on Early Childhood Education and a national Learning Disabilities programme, the work of which is complemented by the Jordan Dyslexia Society, established by the Princess in 1993.

Princess Sarvath founded the Amman Baccalaureate School in 1981 and continues to Chair its Board of Trustees. This independent, non-profit, co-educational school has acted as a catalyst, contributing positively to the development of the Jordanian educational system.

Her Royal Highness was Honorary Vice President of the Jordan Red Crescent Society from 1994 until 2004, having been asked in 1991 by Her Majesty Queen Zein El Sharaf to take over Her Majesty's role as head of the Ladies Society. Today, the Jordanian Red Crescent operates the Hilal Hospital, Red Crescent Clinics, orphanages and the Youth Branch. The Princess is President of the Centre for Phonetics Research at the University of Jordan, which deals with speech and hearing disorders, patron of The Malath Foundation for Humanistic Care, which provides palliative care for the terminally ill, patron of Jordanian Osteoporosis Prevention Society. In 1991, Princess Sarvath personally spearheaded an international appeal which raised over one million dollars of medicines and medical supplies for Jordan and Iraq.

Her Royal Highness is also Chairwoman of the 'El Hassan Bin Talal Award for Academic Excellence' committee and chairs the National Selection Committee for the John F. Kennedy School of Government Middle East Educational Fellowship. The Princess established the Jordanian United World Colleges National Committee and chaired the committee for fourteen years until September 1995. Princess Sarvath, who actively supports the participation of young Jordanians in exchange programs, brought together a performance of "Peace Child" in Amman in 1992, involving around 400 children from 14 countries. Most recently, His Majesty King Hussein had entrusted her with the renovation of the Martyrs Memorial and the expansion of its facilities.

Recently, Her Royal Highness has chosen to withdraw from many international commitments, in order to concentrate on projects within Jordan and Pakistan, and to be able to spend more time with her family.
In 1995, Princess Sarvath received the "Woman of Peace Award", granted by the Rome-based 'Together for Peace' Foundation, in recognition of her intense involvement in the promotion of education as a means of development and greater international understanding, and through a wide range of programs, helping the mentally challenged, learning disabled and disadvantaged women, and encouraging community service. His Majesty King Hussein bestowed upon the Princess the Grand Cordon of the Jeweled Order of the Renaissance (Al Nahda) Medal in August 1994, and she received the Abu Bakr Medal from the Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies in September 1996, both of them for Her Royal Highness's dedicated humanitarian work. Princess Sarvath also holds decorations from other countries.

Her Royal Highness has addressed many FORA locally and internationally on issues related to health, women, education, the family, children, refugees and Islamic culture and values. The Princess has accompanied Prince Hassan on official visits to over thirty countries.

Princess Sarvath was a member of the Council of Foundation of the International Baccalaureate Organization and the International Board of the United World Colleges. Her Royal Highness was a member of the International Board of Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO), as well as the council of UNESCO's International Fund for the Promotion of Culture, and has set up the UNESCO-Sarvath El Hassan Bursaries for Culture and Art, which provides Arab artists with the opportunity to broaden their skills and enrich their vision through periods of residency and training in centres of excellence in different parts of the world.

Her Royal Highness speaks Arabic, Urdu, English and French. She enjoys reading, embroidery, cooking, gardening, and many forms of exercise including skiing, and takes pleasure in her garden and many pets. She was the first woman in Jordan to receive a black belt in Taekwondo.