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Rania Al Abdullah [1] [a] (born Rania Al-Yassin, 31 August 1970) is Queen of Jordan as the wife of King Abdullah II. Rania's domestic activities include education, youth, environmental, and health initiatives. [2] Globally, she has campaigned for education and cross-cultural dialogue.
Abdullah was born on 30 January 1962 at Palestine Hospital in Al Abdali, Amman, to King Hussein and Hussein's British-born second wife, Princess Muna Al-Hussein (born Toni Avril Gardiner). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He is the namesake of his paternal great-grandfather, Abdullah I , who founded modern Jordan.
Meanwhile, Crown Prince Hussein is the eldest son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. He was formally named heir to the throne at 15 years old, and is named after his grandfather, King Hussein ...
In August 2024, Crown Prince Hussein and his wife, Princess Rajwa, welcomed their daughter, Princess Iman. Iman is the second child and eldest daughter of Queen Rania and King Abdullah of Jordan.
Princess Muna Al Hussein [2] (Arabic: منى الحسين, born Toni Avril Gardiner; 25 April 1941) is the mother of Abdullah II of Jordan. She was the second wife of King Hussein; the couple divorced on 21 December 1972. She is British by birth, and changed her name to Muna Al Hussein upon marriage.
Hussein bin Abdullah (Arabic: حسين بن عبدالله, Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh; born 28 June 1994) is Crown Prince of Jordan as the eldest son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. He was a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered to be a 42nd-generation direct descendant of the Islamic ...
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Princess Rajwa, wife of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, gave birth to a baby girl Saturday, the couple's firstborn and first grandchild of King Abdullah II, the country's ...
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but historically she does not formally share the king's political and military powers, unless on occasion acting as regent .