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  1. Rania Al Abdullah[1](Arabic: رانيا العبد الله, Rāniyā al-ʻAbd Allāh; born Rania Al-Yassin, 31 August 1970) is Queen of Jordanas the wife of King Abdullah II. Rania's domestic activities include education initiatives and youth programs. Globally, she has campaigned for education and cross-cultural dialogue.

  2. Oct 26, 2023 · Rania Al Yassin married Prince Abdullah II on June 10, 1993. In January 1993, Rania accompanied an Apple coworker to a dinner party being thrown by the sister of Prince Abdullah II bin al-Hussein ...

  3. Sep 9, 2024 · Rania al-Abdullah (born August 31, 1970, Kuwait) is the queen of Jordan from 1999. As the wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan, Rania drew on her position as queen to advocate on behalf of numerous causes, including the rights of women and children. Rania, whose family was of Palestinian descent (her father was from Tulkarm, her mother from ...

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  4. Aug 30, 2022 · Born Rania Al Yassin on August 31, 1970, in Kuwait, her family were Palestinian refugees. In 1991, during the first Gulf War, they were forced to flee Kuwait and settled in Jordan's capital, Amman.

  5. May 31, 2023 · King of Jordan Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan meet with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 2, 2023. Royal Hashemite Court/Anadolu Agency/Getty ...

  6. May 26, 2020 · Rania Al-Abdullah was born Rania Al-Yassin on August 31, 1970. Her parents are Dr. Faisal Sedki al-Yassin, a pediatrician, and Ilham Yasmin. Both of them are Palestinians who moved to Kuwait from the West Bank just before the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.

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  8. Oct 4, 2024 · Queen Rania is the wife of King Abdullah II . Born in Kuwait, she and her family had to leave their home when the Gulf War occurred in 1991. She and Prince Abdullah II first met at a party in 1993. Six months later, they got married. She is also a progressive voice in the Arab world in favor of cross-cultural dialogue, fighting for women’s ...

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