Majda Ra'ad Explained

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Majda Ra'ad
Birth Name:Margaretha Inga Elisabeth Lind
Birth Date:1942 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Arboga, Sweden
House:Hashemite
Spouse:Ra'ad bin Zeid
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Father:Sven Gustaf Lind
Mother:Carin Inga Birgitta Gunlaug Grönwall

Majda Ra'ad (born Margaretha Inga Elisabeth Lind on 5 September 1942) is a Swedish-born Jordanian member of the Hashemite House who is the wife of Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid, the current pretender to the defunct Kingdom of Iraq and Syria and the Lord Chamberlain of Jordan. She is a Jordanian princess by marriage and a member of the House of Hashem.

Early life and family

Margaretha Inga Elisabeth Lind[1] was born on 5 September 1942 in Arboga to Sven Gustaf Lind and Carin Inga Birgitta Gunlaug Grönwall. Through her mother she is an illegitimate descendant of the House of Vasa through Charles XI of Sweden. She was raised in Södertälje. She studied at Colin Leclaire High School.[2]

Marriage and issue

Lind married Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid, son of Prince Zeid bin Hussein and Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid, in 1963.[3] [4] They were first married in a civil ceremony on 30 June in Södertälje and religiously at the Raghadan Palace in Amman on 5 August. They have five children:

In 1970, her husband succeeded his father as the head of the Royal Houses of Iraq and Syria and claimant to the defunct throne of Iraq.

Charity and philanthropic work

In 1971, Majda Ra'ad founded the Al-Hussein Society and serves as its president.[6] [7] From 1985 to 1986 she served as the chairman of the Board of Occupational Therapy College and worked for the Care of Neurological Patients from 1986 until 1996. She has served as the president of Scandinavian Ladies of Amman since 1985 and president of the Jordanian Swedish Friendship Association since 1986. In 1987 she became a member of the Philadelphia Inner Wheel Club. In 1988 she helped found the Petra National Trust.[8] She served as the director of the Bandak Foundation in 1998.

In December 2014, Majda Ra'ad and her husband were patrons of the Embassy of Ukraine in Jordan's Annual Charity Christmas Bazaar.[9]

In October 2015, Majda Ra'ad and her husband participated in a clean up campaign for the Scandinavian Forest in Ain Al Basha.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prince Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein – Christ's College. alumni.christs.cam.ac.uk.
  2. Web site: Prinsessan "Maggan" på besök i stan. 16 May 2011.
  3. Web site: Meet the Muslim-Socialist Freemason at UN who pushes to flood Europe with Muslim immigrants. 7 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Majda Raad är de utsatta barnens prinsessa. Kicki. Lind. June 23, 2018. gp.se.
  5. Web site: Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Author at Hague Talks. Hague Talks. 5 September 2016 .
  6. Web site: Prince Ra'ad inaugurates Al-Hussein Society's annual bazaar – Jordan News – Ammon News. en.ammonnews.net. 17 December 2011 .
  7. Web site: About Al Hussein Society – Al Hussein Society . Ahs.org.jo . 2014-06-20 . 2018-07-07.
  8. Web site: PNT – Founding Members. petranationaltrust.org.
  9. Web site: Embassy of Ukraine in Jordan participated in Annual Charity Christmas Bazaar – News – MFA of Ukraine . Mfa.gov.ua . 2015-12-05 . 2018-07-07.
  10. Web site: Prince Raad, Princess Majda promote environment conservation. 4 October 2015.

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