Queen Rania of Jordan

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Rania Al-Abdullah
Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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Queen Rania, May and 2006
Titles HM The Queen of Jordan (1999-)
HRH The Crown Princess of Jordan (1999-1999)
HRH Princess Rania al-Abdullah (1993-1999)
Miss Rania Al-Yassin (1970-1993)
Born August 31, 1970 (1970-08-31) (age 37)
Kuwait
Consort February 7, 1999 - present
Consort to Abdullah II of Jordan
Issue Hussein, Iman, Salma, Hashem

Queen Rania of Jordan (Arabic: رانيا العبدالله) (born Rania Al-Yasin on August 31, 1970), is the queen consort of King Abdullah II of Jordan.

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Rania Al-Yasin was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents from Tulkarm. She attended primary and secondary school at New English School in Kuwait, then earned a degree in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo. After her graduation in 1991, Queen Rania worked at Citibank and Apple Computer. In 1995, She earned a DEA's degree in Management from the HEC University of Paris.

She met Jordanian King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, then Prince, at a dinner party in January 1993. Two months later, they announced their engagement and on June 10, 1993, they were married. They have four children:

Queen Rania has been an outspoken advocate of women's rights. She was awarded the honorary rank of colonel in the Jordanian Armed Forces by her husband, King Abdullah, on June 9, 2004.

She was named the third most beautiful woman in the world in the 2005 top 100 of Harpers & Queen magazine. In addition, she was the youngest queen in the world at the time King Abdullah succeeded to the throne. She makes many public appearances, including a half-hour television interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show on May 17, 2006, where she spoke about misconceptions about Islam and women's role in Islam.

[1] In May of 2000, she was named an honorary member of Deerfield Academy's class of 2000 (her husband's alma mater).

Royal Family of Jordan

Rania is also among the 100 most powerful women of the world[citation needed] and always ranked among the most elegant ladies[citation needed].

Rania Al-Yassin (now Queen Rania al-Abdullah) is renowned for her philanthropic work. She is active in fields of national concern, as well microfinance, the protection of children from violence, the promotion of early childhood development, and the incorporation of technology into schools. In 2003, she was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Criminal Court's Trust Fund for Victims.[1]

Her Majesty has travelled to a great number of countries in representation of Jordan and to contribute to worldwide causes. Some of these are the USA, India, Kuwait, France, South Africa, Greece, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Morocco, Italy, The Vatican, etc.

The Queen is involved with organizations including:

  • Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation
  • Jordan River Foundation
  • Arab Women's Summit
  • Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences (AABFS) - a pioneering institute in the ME region offering technical and academic training in banking and financial services
  • Jordan Cancer Society
  • National Team for Family Safety
  • National Team for Early Development
  • Child Safety Program and Dar Al-Amman (center for abused and neglected children, the first of its kind in the Middle East)
  • World Economic Forum (Foundation Board member) - In 2004, queen Rania chaired the nomination committee for the newly founded Forum of Young Global Leaders, associated with the World Economic Forum.
  • UN Children's Fund (particularly the Global Leadership Initiative)
  • The Vaccine Fund (board member since 2002)
  • International Youth Foundation
  • FINCA International (Foundation for International Community Assistance; board member since 2003)
  • International Osteoporosis Foundation
  • The Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship

  1. ^ Amnesty International, 12 September 2003, Amnesty International welcomes the election of a Board of Directors. Retrieved on 1 August 2007.

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