Queen Rania of Jordan Quotes


We're programmed to believe that time is the enemy, that it takes away from us or that it diminishes us. I have found that it's done the opposite to me. Life is in perfect balance. It's just that our perception of it isn't.


Citations

Rania, Queen of Jordan. "Queen Rania's 40th Birthday Interview." Harper's Bazaar, Hearst Communications, Sept. 2010.

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Queen Rania of Jordan
Queen Rania of Jordan
  • Born: August 31, 1970
  • Nationality: Jordanian
  • Profession: Royalty

Rania Al-Abdullah is the queen consort of Jordan. The daughter of a Palestinian couple, her father being from Tulkarm in the West Bank, she was born in Kuwait. She received her bachelor's degree in business at The American University in Cairo. In 1991, following the Gulf War, she and her family fled to Amman, Jordan, where she met the then-prince Abdullah. Before meeting him, she worked at Citibank and then took a job in the marketing department at Apple. Since marrying the now King of Jordan in 1993, she has become known for her advocacy work related to education, health, community empowerment, youth, cross-cultural dialogue and micro-finance.