Queen Rania of Jordan Kids, Family, Age, Height, Bio

Queen Rania is the elegant wife of King AbdullahII. From Jordan, which is known for its wide range of humanitarian activities as she divides her time between carrying out official duties on the throne and other interests meant to make a difference. She has done much of her own work in the fields of health and education, and has continually advocated intercultural and interreligious dialogue to increase understanding and acceptance among people around the world.

The 2008 recipient of the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award, who would have remained Princess Consort had her husband not proclaimed her Queen on March 22, 1999, is also an accomplished author. She has published a total of four children’s books, including the New York Times’ most famous bestseller, The Sandwich Swap.

Biography (Age)

Queen Rania was born Rania Al-Yassin on 31 August 1970 in Kuwait City, Kuwait to her Palestinian parents; Faisal Sedki Al-Yassin, who worked as a doctor, and Ilham Yassin, a housewife. She grew up with her siblings in Tulkram, where she attended the New English School in Kuwait City. She later attended American University in Cairo, Egypt to study business administration. She graduated in 1991.

After school, Rania met up with her family in Amman, Jordan, where they had fled Kuwait to avoid the ongoing Gulf War. Her first job was in the marketing department of Citibank, after which she moved to Apple Inc. It was during this time that she met and married her husband. This gave her the opportunity to pursue interests that were close to her heart.

One of her very first accomplishments was founding the non-profit organization Jordan River Foundation (JRF) and the Jordan River Children Program (JRCP) in 1995. Because of her outstanding work with children, she was invited by UNICEF to participate in the Global Leadership Initiative in 2000.

She joined the Board of Directors in the early 2000s. She is Director of the International Youth Foundation (IYF), the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA), through which she does a lot of advocacy in Jordan and elsewhere. She founded Jordan’s first interactive children’s museum and the Queen Rania Award for Educational Excellence, which recognizes teachers in the country.

Queen Rania family – children

Queen Rania married her then-husband from their 1993 wedding was not a crown prince, after reportedly only knowing him for a few months. The pair met in January 1993 at a dinner organized by his sister Princess Aisha and were immediately up and running. They started dating and after two months announced their engagement. They exchanged vows at a lavish ceremony in June 1993.

She has four children; two boys and two girls. Her first child is Crown Prince Hussein, heir to King Abdullah II of Jordan, born on June 28, 1994. After him, she gave birth to Princess Iman on September 27, 1996, and then Princess Salma four years later on September 26, 2000. On January 30, 2005, her husband’s date of birth, she gave birth to their fourth and last child, Prince Hashem, who is second in line to the Jordanian throne.

Height, weight and other facts

Queen Rania is quite tall at a height of 5ft 6 1.67m making her 2 inches taller than the average woman around the world and 4 inches taller than the average Jordanian woman. This is a pleasing combination when pictured next to her husband as she is one of the most photographed women in the world.

She also weighs around 53 kg. She is on a strict glycemic index diet that measures carbohydrate intake and exercise, especially running. She’s a self-described “seeker of good jogging tunes,” a testament to her love of staying fit.

She is an avid social media user with active pages on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter. At the time of writing this article, Queen Rania has over 10 million followers on Twitter and over 16 million likes on Facebook. On her YouTube channel, Queen Rania encourages dialogue between people of different religions and talks about other sensitive issues such as honor killings.