As she turns 54 today, Queen Rania of Jordan has a lot to be celebrating.

The glamorous mother-of-four became a grandmother for the first time this month.

Her son, Crown Prince Hussein, welcomed daughter Princess Iman with his wife, Crown Princess Rajwa.  

Princess Iman, who shares her name with Rania’s daughter, 27, is the first grandchild the Queen and her husband, King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein II. 

Prince Hussein, 30, announced the birth of his first child on Instagram earlier this month and thanked the ‘dedicated’ medical staff who assisted. 

Queen Rania of Jordan, pictured here with her new granddaughter Princess Imam at the start of this month, turns 54 today

The Queen with her family – eldest son Crown Prince Hussein, Princess Salma, Prince Hashem, Princess Iman and King Abdullah II

Rania with her daughter in law, Crown Princess Rajwa (right), who gave birth to Princess Imam recently 

Though now known as a stylish queen living a luxurious lifestyle with more than 10million followers on Instagram, Rania had humble beginnings in Kuwait. 

She was born on August 31, 1970, to Palestinian parents – her doctor father Faisal Sedki Al-Yassin and mother Ilham Yassin.

The same year, she moved to Amman, Jordan, where her parents had moved after fleeing Kuwait along with thousands of other Palestinians following the Gulf War.

Her family eventually settled in a comfortable home in Tulkarm in the West Bank, close to the border with Israel.

Queen Rania was educated first at the New English School in Kuwait City and then at the American University in Cairo, where she graduated with a business degree in 1991. 

In her early professional career, Rania worked with Citibank, before later taking on a marketing position with Apple.

She met her husband at a dinner party in 1993 and the couple were engaged just two months later. Just five months after they first met, they married.

Rania on her wedding day with her husband Abdullah in 1993

Queen Rania holding three-month-old Princess Salma, with Princess Iman and Prince Hussein by her side

Their lavish ceremony took place at the Zahran Palace in Amman, capital of Jordan. The day was declared a national holiday.

Tradition dictated a royal bride must wear jewels from her own family at her wedding.

But Rania did not come from a noble family with an impressive range of jewels at her disposal and so did not follow tradition. 

Rather than the expected tiara, she wore an embellished headband attached to her wedding veil, which was styled around her intricate up-do.

In tying the knot with Abdullah, Rania did not know she would become the Queen of Jordan.

Because her husband’s uncle, Prince Hassan, had actually been next in line for the throne for decades. 

But when on his deathbed in 1999, King Hussein removed Hassan from the line of succession and replaced him with his son. 

Rania and Abdullah have four children. Along with Crown Prince Hussein, they have Princess Iman, 27, Princess Salma, 23, and Hashem, 19. 

Queen Rania calls herself ‘a mum and a wife with a really cool day job’ on her Instagram account.

She recently posted a photo of her eldest son and his pregnant wife on Instagram wishing him happy birthday.

She recently posted a photo of her eldest son and his pregnant wife on Instagram wishing him happy birthday

Rania with Queen Camilla during the British Royal Family’s visit to Jordan in 2021

The expecting couple appeared in high spirits as they posed in nature, glancing away from the camera.

Rajwa was glowing in an off-white dress with the fitted silhouette revealing her blossoming baby bump – and Rania commented how she ‘couldn’t wait’ to see them as parents, sharing her excitement for the new baby. 

Aside from preparing for the baby, Rania enjoyed another grand celebration this year too – King Abdullah’s silver jubilee in June. 

She attended the ceremony in a chic white dress and grey corset with her husband, son Hussein and expectant Rajwa.