When did Rania Al-Yassin of Kuwait marry King Abdullah of Jordan?”
Queen Rania of Jordan Marriage and children She met Jordanian King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, then Prince, at a dinner party in January 1993. Two months later, they announced their engagement and on June 10, 1993, they were married. They have four children: * Prince Hussein (born June 28, 1994) * Princess Iman (born September 27, 1996) * Princess Salma (born September 26, 2000) * Prince Hashem (born January 30, 2005) Queen of Jordan Although her husband ascended on 7 February 1999, Rania did not become Queen immediately. She was proclaimed Queen of Jordan by her husband on 22 March 1999.[2] Without proclamation, she would have been a mere princess consort, just like her mother-in-law, Princess Muna al-Hussein. Queen Rania has pushed for more rights for women and children in the region and in the world as a whole. She set up the Madrasati initiative aimed at renovating Jordan’s most dilapidated public schools. Queen Rania has been an outspoken advocate of women’s rights. She was awarded t
