First Ladies Duniani: Queen Rania Al Abdullah

Sunday 15 September 2013

Queen Rania Al Abdullah

Rania Al Abdullah born Rania Al-Yassin on 31 August 1970 in Kuwait to Palestinian parents from Tulkarm. She is the Queen of Jordan.

Queen Rania attended the New English School in Jabriya, Kuwait, then received a degree in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo. Upon her graduation from American University she worked briefly in marketing for Citibank, followed by a job with Apple Inc. in Amman, Jordan.

Queen Rania is married to King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein of Jordan, their wedding took place on June 10, 1993 at Zahran Palace, the residence of the queen Zein Al Sharaf (King Abdullah's grandmother), the couple have four children; crown Prince Hussein who was born on 28 June 1994; Princes Iman born on 27 September 1996, Princess Salma born on 26 September 2000 and Prince Hashem born on 30 January 2005.

Queen Rania Al Abdullah

Queen Rania and her son Prince Hashem

Jordan's First Lady Rania Al Abdullah with American First Lady Michelle Obama

Queen Rania with Gordon Brown Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on World Economic Forum 2008

Queen Rania and Camilla Parker Bowles (Duchess of Cornwall)

Left to right: Mahnaz Afkhami, Melanne Verveer, Madeleine Albright, Queen Rania Al - Abdullah, Marian Wright Edelman and Mary Robinson.

Left to Right: Queen Rania, Princess Sophie Duchess Wessex and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark at the wedding of Swedish Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling - Cortage