Princess Fakhrelnissa bint Ra'ad (; born January 11, 1981), better known as Princess Nissa Raad, is a member of the

Jordanian royal family The Hashemites (), also House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Hejaz (1916–1925), Syria (1920), and Iraq (1921–1958). The family had ruled the city of Me ...

and an artist.

Family

Princess Nissa is a great-granddaughter of

Sharif Hussein bin Ali Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi ( ; 1 May 18544 June 1931) was an Arab leader from the Banu Qatadah branch of the Banu Hashim clan who was the Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 and, after proclaiming the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empir ...

. Her father is

Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The fema ...

, who is the son of Prince Zeid of the Hashemite House and

Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid (, ''Fakhr un-nisa'' or ''Fahr-El-Nissa'', born Fahrünissa Şakir (Kabaağaçlı); 6 December 1901 – 5 September 1991) was a Turkish artist best known for her large-scale abstract paintings with kaleidoscopic patterns ...

, a renowned Turkish artist. Her mother was

Princess Majda Ra'ad Princess Majda Ra'ad (; born Margaretha Inga Elisabeth Lind; 5 September 1942 – 3 January 2025) was a Swedish-born Jordanian member of the Hashemite House who was the wife of Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid, the current pretender to the defunct Kingdom ...

, who was of Swedish origin. She has four elder brothers;

Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad Zeid bin Ra'ad bin Zeid al-Hussein (; born 26 January 1964) is a Jordanian former diplomat who is the Perry World House Professor of the Practice of Law and Human Rights at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the president and CEO of the ...

Prince Mired bin Ra'ad Prince Mired bin Ra'ad bin Zeid Al-Hussein (; born June 11, 1965, in Amman, Jordan) is the second son of Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid, head of the royal houses of Iraq and Syria, and his Swedish-born wife, Margaretha Inga Elisabeth Lind, known post-marri ...

, Prince Firas bin Ra'ad and Prince Faisal bin Ra'ad. Princess Nissa has three children; two sons and one daughter: Radwan Hajjar (born August 8, 2006), Faisal Hajjar (born December 14, 2007), Lana Hajjar (born April 30, 2012).

Education

Princess Nissa graduated from Brown University, Rhode Island, in 2002 with a BA in history, before receiving an MSc in urban design and development from

University College London University College London (Trade name, branded as UCL) is a Public university, public research university in London, England. It is a Member institutions of the University of London, member institution of the Federal university, federal Uni ...

in 2004.

Career

Princess Nissa is an artist who has had several sold-out solo exhibitions in

Amman Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant ...

as well as in

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. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions and art fairs both locally and internationally including Dubai, Cairo, Paris,

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and

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. Rich textures, vibrant colors and bold lines are ubiquitous in her whimsical work which is inspired by both urban and natural environments. Princess Nissa has worked on various charitable collaborations and educational events involving the arts and contributed to many art charity auctions. She has patronized numerous art exhibitions, such as "A Sense of Palace", which took place in 2019 and showcased contemporary indigenous Australian artwork and was held at the

Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts is a major contemporary art museum located in Jabal al-Luweibdeh, Amman. The Official inauguration of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts (JNGFA) was held under the patronage of the late King Hussein a ...

, in collaboration with the Australian embassy in Amman.

References

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External links

Official website
Living people 1981 births House of Hashim Jordanian people of Swedish descent Jordanian princesses Brown University alumni Alumni of University College London Jordanian people of Turkish descent