Rania, Queen of Jordan
Queen Rania is the queen consort of Jordan's King Abdullah II, and the mother of Prince Hussein, Princess Iman, Princess Salma, and Prince Hashem.
Formerly Rania Al-Yasin of Kuwait, Rania has a Palestinian heritage. She earned a degree in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo, Egypt, and later, after her marriage, a DEA degree in Management from the HEC University of Geneva in Switzerland.
In January 1993 Rania's life changed when she met the then-Prince Abdullah at a function. They were married just six months later, on 10 June 1993.
(This image by Whitehouse photographer Shealah Craighead: HM Queen Rania of Jordan at Mosaic Foundation dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 9, 2006. Other images (unless otherwise credited), photographers unknown. Image source.)
From Princess to Queen
Becoming Rania, Queen Consort to the King of Jordan
Rania settled well into her roles as a Princess of Jordan's Hashemite Kingdom, and wife and mother, giving birth to their first child, Prince Hussein, in 1994. Two years later, in 1996, Princess Iman was born.In 1999, however, their lives shifted into overdrive when King Hussein suddenly changed the succession plan to grant his son, Abdullah, the title of Crown Prince. Up to this time, King Hussein's brother, Hassan, held the role of Crown Prince and successor to the throne.
Crown Prince Abdullah and Crown Princess Rania had just two weeks to get used to their new titles, when their roles changed once again. At the time, King Hussein was being treated for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and died on 7 February 1999, leaving his son as King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and Rania as Queen consort.
In 2000, Princess Salma was born, followed by Prince Hashem in 2005.
Queen Rania
* "When you educate a woman, you educate a family. When you educate a girl, you educate the future."
* "What is important is not to live in fear. The most dangerous [thing to do] is to give up and lose hope. The main enemy is not terrorism or extremism, but ignorance."
Image credit: Queen Rania at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos, January 26, 2007, courtesy of the World Economic Forum, Cologny, Switzerland
International Museum of Women
Queen Rania joins other well-known women on the IMOW project
- International Museum of Women
- Profile for Queen Rania.
- Blog - International Museum of Women
- International Museum of Women guest bloggers
Visit her official site
The official website of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan ::www DOT queenrania DOT jo
Queen Rania's IMOW blog entry "Educating Girls"
Queen Rania's IMOW Blog entry "Some Mothers Are Luckier Than Others"
Read more about her
- 10 Questions for Queen Rania
- Including Queen Rania's thoughts on women's rights in the Middle East, the hijab, honour killings, and microfinancing.
- Queen Rania visits UNICEF projects
- An article on Queen Rania's visit to UNICEF in Morocco.
- Educating Girls
- An International Museum of Women blog entry contributed by Queen Rania on education, particularly of girls.
Queen Rania of Jordan at a Glance
Rania, Queen of Jordan (Arabic: ????? ?????????) (born Rania Al-Yassin on August 31 1970), is the spouse of King Abdullah II of Jordan.
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I have been hearing alot of things about queen
Rania .I think she is a great queen and I am always wondering if she ever had any children?
Posted July 24, 2008
The queen is exceptional. She has the beauty and the brains, the charm and passion like the late Princess Diana. I really admire and adore her. I hope all women leaders in the world will follow her examples. She is a paragon of beauty, excellence and democratic leadership. May she live long and serve her country.
Posted July 13, 2008
she is marvelous. she is an intelligent, most beautiful woman of the world. it is my greatest desire in my life to have a talk with her. i had a great respect for her , even more than every thing in this world . i pray for her success and health.i can not explain in words what she is for me.may God bless her.
Posted March 24, 2008
