Queen of Jordan: Football makes the world a better place

"Needing little introduction, Queen Rania of Jordan is the definition of elegance, beauty and social giving," writes Ola Homsi ofStep Feedwrite.

Rania Al-Abdullah was born in Kuwait in 1970 to Palestinian parents. She graduated with a degree in business administration from the American University in Cairo and worked in marketing for banks and telephone companies in Amman, the capital of Jordan.

In August 1992, she met Prince Abdullah bin Al-Hussein at a dinner party. They were engaged six months later and married in June 1993. The couple has four children.

Abdullah ascended the throne on February 7, 1999, and she was made queen a month later.

Queen Rania is interested in promoting women's rights, education reform, public health and youth development. In 2010, she joined UNICEF and world leaders in a campaign to improve the quality of life for children. The Queen has also published four children's books based on her own childhood memories.

In 2008, she launched her own YouTube channel to challenge Western perceptions and stereotypes about Arabs and Muslims. A year later, she was awarded the North-South Prize from the Council of Europe for her efforts in multicultural outreach.

Rania is also passionate about football. In 2016, when Jordan hosted the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, she visited the women's team as they trained in Amman. Team captain Luna Sahloul expressed her appreciation for the Queen's efforts to empower women and girls in Jordan.

Ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the Queen launched the "One Goal: Education for All" campaign in August 2009 in conjunction with FIFA, calling on football fans and world leaders to join efforts to get 75 million children into school.

"Football is the world's most popular sport and we want to make the most of its appeal to make education for all a reality. The influence of football will be used as a tool to make the world a better place," she stressed.