H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah is the wife of H.M. King Abdullah II, but is also in her own right an educational activist with global appeal. Through sheer hard work, she has developed the biggest virtual following of any Muslim in the world, and she defends and humanizes Islam and Arab causes in-and to-the West as effectively as any Muslim scholar in the world.
HM Queen Rania is the initiator and key leader behind the launch of educational initiatives such as the Jordanian Madrasati, ‘My School’, a five-year project for the development of Jordan’s public school system. She is also the co-founder and global chair of the ‘1 Goal: Education For All’ campaign which was based around the 2010 FIFA World Cup and calls for the complete primary schooling of all boys and girls in the world by 2015.
Queen Rania has an amazingly popular YouTube channel, with over 6.5 million views of her videos, and website (www.QueenRania.jo). In April 2010, Queen Rania launched her children’s book ‘The Sandwich Swap’ (which made the New York Times best-seller list) through the United Nations Bookshop in an initiative to promote cross-cultural understanding among youth.
AMMAN (Petra) - Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah inaugurated today the "70 Years of Jordanian Contemporary Arts" exhibition, Jordan's biggest to date, held and organized by the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts. Queen Rania toured the exhibition ...
Queen Rania Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah attended the opening day of the Arab Education Summit in Amman, Jordan. After listening to a session on teacher training and curriculum development, presented by David Pottinger, Managing Director of ...
AMMAN (Petra)-- As Chairperson of the National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA), Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah attended today part of the council's annual board meeting to discuss its achievements and projects for the upcoming year. Dr. Rajai Al ...
IRBID (Petra)- Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah on Sunday visited two schools in Al Ashrafieh, Al Koura, Irbid, to check on the construction work done by Madrasati initiative as part of its fifth phase which includes around 100 schools in the ...
Aqaba, May 5 (Petra) – To check on the different programs implemented by the Jordan River Foundation (JRF) in Aqaba, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah visited the Queen Rania Al Abdullah Center for Community Empowerment (QRCCE) and the ...
In total, more than 70 public figures, including 30 ministers from 15 countries will join the meeting: H.M. King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ...and more »
... resources applications, has announced its gold sponsorship for the second consecutive year of Microsoft Imagine Cup 2013, which will be held under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah at King Hussein Business Park, in May 8th, 2013.and more »
INJAZ first started in 1999 as a USAID funded program and in 2001 it became an independent non-profit Jordanian organization under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah with the mission of inspiring and preparing young Jordanians to ...and more »
Despite some male chauvinistic criticism inside Jordan during the Arab Spring, Queen Rania remains by far the most popular person – male or female – on social media in the Arab World.
Citizen of: Jordan
Birth: 31 August 1970 (Age: 42)
Source of Influence: Philanthropy, Charity & Development, Social Issues
Influence: Queen of Jordan with over 2 million followers and subscribers on various social media sites
School of Thought: Modernist Sunni
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