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Queen Rania at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East held at the Dead Sea, Jordan, in 2007. Queen Rania's first venture was the establishment of the Jordan River Foundation (JRF) in 1995. [18] The Jordan River Children Program (JRCP) was developed by Queen Rania to place children's welfare above political agendas and cultural taboos. [19]
Queen Rania of Jordan is embracing her new role as a grandmother to a real-life princess.. On Aug. 13, the Queen of Jordan, 53, shared a relaxed snap with her first grandchild, a baby girl named ...
Noor Al Hussein ( Arabic: نور الحسين; born Lisa Najeeb Halaby; August 23, 1951) [ 1] is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who is the fourth wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marriage on June 15, 1978, until Hussein's death on February 7, 1999. Noor is the longest-standing ...
This is a list of the women who have been queen/princess consort of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan since the emirate was elevated to the status of a kingdom in 1949. As all monarchs of Jordan have been required by law to be male, there has never been a queen regnant of Jordan although the law can be bypassed by royal decree.
Queen Rania of Jordan says Arab world is ‘shocked’ by events in Gaza (CNN) Gaza-based militants have also been launching unrelenting rocket barrages into Israel since the conflict started.
Queen Rania of Jordan surprised pediatric patients this past weekend while visiting a hospital in Jordan's capital city of Amman. The Al Abdullah Hospital for Children opened in 2010 by King ...
The sons of Hussein bin Ali, the Grand Emir and Sharif of Mecca were set up as the kings of Iraq and Jordan in the aftermath of the Arab Revolt and World War I.. The Jordanian monarchy was set up in 1921, with Abdullah I becoming Emir of the Emirate of Transjordan, a post he held from 11 April 1921 until Transjordan gained independence on 25 May 1946 as the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan.
Abdullah II of Jordan. Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein[ a] (born 30 January 1962) is the king of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered a 41st-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.