What sets Queen Rania apart from other first ladies in the region is her egalitarian relationship with her husband.
Queen Rania Al Abdullah (No. 76), monarch of Jordan, has focused this year on bridging gaps between the U.S. and the Middle East.
Her photograph was often published, usually next to that of lithe beauty Queen Rania of Jordan, another Western-styled fashion icon with a busy public calendar.
Queen Rania may be light-hearted in some of her approaches, but she is very serious when it comes to revitalizing education in the Middle East.
It is exactly this willingness to set aside her royal image and interact with the public that her fans say has shown Queen Rania's dedication to bringing about change.
Her Majesty Queen Rania joined the discussion on the second day, stressing the need to support the aspirations of the youth and to empower them to compete in the workplace, regionally and globally.
Queen Rania of Jordan, co-chair of 1GOAL, Kailash Satyarthi, president of the Global Campaign for Education, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director of the World Bank made statements at the event.
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Abdullah's wife Rania, 28, is expected to be named queen soon, but that shouldn't be a problem: Noor shared the title with Hussein's mother Queen Zein until she died in 1994.
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