Thursday, February 28, 2008

Queen Rania of Jordan


Rania Al-Yasin was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents from Tulkarm.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. They have four children:Queen Rania 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.
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. She makes many public appearances, including a half-hour television interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show on May 17, 2006, where she spoke about misconceptions about Islam and women's role in Islam.[1] In May of 2000, she was named an honorary member of Deerfield Academy's class of 2000 (her husband's alma mater).
Current Status: Queen Rania Al Abdullah

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