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Queen Rania of Jordan

Queen Rania of Jordan (Arabic: انيا العبد الله; born Rania al-Yassin and sometimes called Rania al-Abdullah; born on 31 August in Kuwait City, Kuwait) is the Queen consort of Jordan. After she married Abdullah II of Jordan, she became known for her work in education, health, community empowerment and micro-finance.

She also uses social media often (Facebook, Twitter and YouTube).

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She has two daughters and two sons. She has been given many awards by governments.

Personal life

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Rania al-Yassin was born in Kuwait City to Palestinian parents. She went to the New English School in Jabriya, Kuwait. She got a degree in business administration at the American University in Cairo.

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Before graduating from the American University, she worked with Citibank and Apple, Inc..[1]

Work

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Work in Jordan

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Education and health

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Queen Rania of Jordan has launched and fought for many initiatives in education and learning.

In July , in partnership with the Ministry of Education, the King and Queen created the Queen Rania Award for Excellence in Education.[2][3] It is an annual award for teachers.

Queen Rania is the chairperson of Jordan's first children's museum. It was opened in May of It encourages lifelong learning for children and their families.[4][5] In , Queen Rania began a program to renovate of Jordan's schools in a period of five years.[6] Queen Rania is also chairperson[7] of the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS).[8]

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Queen Rania created the Jordan River Foundation in This foundation works to empower society, especially women and children, to improve the quality of life and make a better future for all Jordanians.

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She also created the Jordan River Children Program (JRCP). This program wants to place children’s well-being above politics and culturaltaboos.[9] After two children were killed in Jordan because of child abuse, Queen Rania called for an emergency meeting to discuss where the system was failing.[10]

Online

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YouTube

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On 30 March , Queen Rania launched her own YouTube channel.

It was originally to invite viewers to give their opinions on the Middle East and talk about the stereotypes they may have of Arabs and Muslims.[11]

Titles

10 June March Her Royal Highness Princess Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan

22 March Her Majesty The Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

National Honor

Jordan

-Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali (9 June )

-Knight Grand Cordon, Special Class of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (6 March )

Foreign Honors

-Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (18 May )

-Germany: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (21 October )

-Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (19 October )

-Japan: Grand Cordon (Paulownia) 1st Class of the Order of the Precious Crown (4 December )

-Portugal: Grand Cross (GCSE) of the Order of Saint James of the Sword (16 March ), Grand Cross (GCIH) of the Order of Infante Henry (5 March )

-Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (21 April ), Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (18 October )

Related pages

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References

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  1. ↑"Profile: Jordan's Queen Rania", BBC 7 November
  2. ↑Queen Rania Award for Excellence in EducationArchived at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑Queen launches award to honor school principalsArchived at the Wayback Machine, 15 April
  4. ↑King, Queen join Jordanian children at opening of children's museum, Jordan Times, 23 May
  5. ↑"Childrens' Museum of Jordan".

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  6. ↑"".

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  7. ↑Queen Rania chairs first meeting of Royal Health Awareness Society, 7 September
  8. ↑"Royal Health Awareness Society". RHAS. Archived from the original on 12 June Retrieved 20 June
  9. ↑Interview with Il Messaggero, 13 May
  10. ↑Queen calls emergency meeting to discuss child abuse cases, Jordan Times, 24 July
  11. ↑Queen Rania Launched YouTube Channel, USA Today, 31 March

Other websites

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