Rania Al Yassin
Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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 (age 36)
	Kuwait
Consort	February 7, 1999 - present
Consort to	Abdullah II of Jordan
Issue	Hussein, Iman, Salma, Hashem

Queen Rania Al-Abdullah (Arabic: رانية آل عبدالله) (born Rania Al-Yasin on August 31, 1970), is the queen consort of King Abdullah II, the king of Jordan. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 428 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 1121 pixel, file size: 110 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... As-Sayyid Muhammad Abdullah II bin al-Hussein al Hashimi, King of Jordan (Arabic: ‎) (born January 30, 1962 in Amman, Jordan), is the current King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. ... Prince Hussein is King Abdullahs first-born son, king of Jordan. ... ... Princess Salma (born September 26, 2000) is the second daughter and third child of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania al-Abdullah. ... Prince Hashem (born January 30, 2005) is the fourth child and second son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania al-Abdullah. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... As-Sayyid Muhammad Abdullah II bin al-Hussein al Hashimi, King of Jordan (Arabic: ‎) (born January 30, 1962 in Amman, Jordan), is the current King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. ...

Early life

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 gained a degree in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo. After her graduation in 1991, Queen Rania worked at Citibank before taking a job at Apple Computer in Jordan. Palestinians are people with family origins mainly in Palestine. ... Nickname: City of Generosity Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: City of Tulkarm Location Location in Palestine Government Neighbourhoods Al-Salam, Al-Sowana, Dhinnaba, Iktaba, Irtah, Iskan Al-Mozafeen, Izbat Al-Jarad, Izbat Naser, Nur Shams Camp, Shuwaykah, Tulkarm Camp Mayor Mahmoud Al-Jallad Geographical characteristics Area 246 km² Land 246 km... The New English School, founded in 1969 by Tareq S. Rajab, is a co-educational British curriculum, English medium school in Kuwait, which caters to children between the ages of 3½ and 18+. // Students at the New English School follow the assessment, grading and examinations of schools in the UK... The American University in Cairo (AUC) (Arabic:الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة)in Cairo, Egypt, was founded in 1919 by American Methodist Episcopal Missionaries, but quickly moved away from missionary endeavors in favor of being a more secular educational non-profit institution. ... Citibank is a major international bank, founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York. ... Apple Inc. ...

Marriage and children

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. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

They have four children:

• Hussein (born June 28, 1994)
• Iman (born September 27, 1996)
• Salma (born September 26, 2000)
• Hashem (born January 30, 2005)

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Queen of Jordan

Royal Family of Jordan

HM The King HM The Queen HRH Prince Hussein HRH Princess Iman HRH Princess Salma HRH Prince Hashem HRH Prince Faisal HRH Princess Alia HRH Princess Aliya HRH Princess Ayah HRH Prince Omar HRH Princess Sara HRH Princess Aisha HRH Princess Aisha HRH Princess Zein HRH Princess Haya HRH Prince Ali HRH Princess Rym HRH Princess Jalilah HRH Prince Abdullah HM Queen Noor HRH Prince Hamzah HRH Prince Hashim HRH Princess Fahdah HRH Princess Hala HRH Princess Iman HRH Princess Raiyah HRH Princess Muna HRH Prince Mohammed HRH Prince Hassan HRH Princess Sarvath HRH Princess Rahma HRH Princess Sumaya HRH Princess Badiya HRH Prince Rashid HRH Princess Basma HRH Prince Asem HRH Princess Sana HRH Princess Yasmine HRH Princess Sarah HRH Princess Noor HRH Princess Salha HRH Princess Nejla HRH Prince Nayef Miss Abir Muhaisen

She 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. Hashemite is the Anglicised version of the Arabic: هاشمي (transliteration: Hashemi) and traditionally refers to those belonging to the Banu Hashim, or clan of Hashem, a clan within the larger Quraish tribe. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_Jordan. ... As-Sayyid Muhammad Abdullah II bin al-Hussein al Hashimi, King of Jordan (Arabic: ‎) (born January 30, 1962 in Amman, Jordan), is the current King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. ... Prince Hussein is King Abdullahs first-born son, king of Jordan. ... Princess Iman (b. ... Princess Salma (born September 26, 2000) is the second daughter and third child of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania al-Abdullah. ... Prince Hashem (born January 30, 2005) is the fourth child and second son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania al-Abdullah. ... 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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. Rania Al-Yassin (now Queen Rania al-Abdullah) is renowned for her philanthropic work. Her activities encompass issues of national concern, as well as several core issues that she has a special interest in: Harpers & Queen is a British society magazine (i. ...

• The development of income-generating projects
• Encouraging the advancement of best practices in the field of microfinance
• The protection of children from violence
• The promotion of Early Childhood Development
• The incorporation of Information Technology into schools

Some of the organizations with which the Queen is involved with are:

• 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)

International initiatives

In 2004, Queen Rania chaired the nomination committee for the newly founded Forum of Young Global Leaders, associated with the World Economic Forum. She is also involved in the following initiatives: The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a philanthropic organization founded by Klaus Schwab in 2004 to encourage young leaders from all walks of life to commit to spending five years working to dramatically impact the global future. Around 220 YGLs are selected each year for 5-year positions on... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

• World Economic Forum (Foundation Board member)
• UN Children's Fund (particularly the Global Leadership Initiative)
• The Vaccine Fund (board member since 2002)
• International Youth Foundation
• FINCA (Foundation for International Community Assistance; board member since 2003)
• International Osteoporosis Foundation
  
• Visit to South Africa in 2006 where she visited the Tygerberg Hospital, the second largest hospital in Africa

She makes many public appearances, including a half-hour television interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show on May 17, 2006.[1] UNICEF Logo The United Nations Childrens Fund or UNICEF (Arabic: ; French: ; Spanish: ) was established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah) is an American nationally syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (138th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External links

• Official site
• The Royalist: Queen Rania Says It's Tough Being Queen 5th December 2006

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