Rania Al-Abdullah is the current Queen of Jordan and the wife of King Abdullah II.
Rania Al-Yassin and Abdullah II of Jordan met at a dinner party in January 1993.
The pair walked down the aisle on June 10, 1993 at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan.
Abdullah ascended the throne on February 7, 1999, and proclaimed Rania Queen on March 22, 1999.
Queen Rania Al-Abdullah and King Abdullah II share four children; Princess Iman bint Abdullah, Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan, Princess Salma bint Abdullah and Prince Hashem bin Abdullah.
Since marrying King Abdullah II, she has become known for her advocacy work related to education, health, community empowerment, youth, cross-cultural dialogue and micro-finance.
Who was Queen Rania before marriage?
Queen Rania was born Rania Al-Yassin on August 31, 1970 in Kuwait, to Palestinian parents, Faisal Al-Yassin and Ilham Yassin.
She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the American University of Cairo in 1991.
In 1991, following the Gulf War, Rania and her family fled to Amman, Jordan, where she met Prince Abdullah of Jordan.
Before meeting King Abdullah II, she worked at Citibank and then took a job in the marketing department at Apple Inc.