Marriage and Children
Prince Raad married at Södertälje, Sweden, June 30, 1963 (civil), and at the Royal Palace, Amman, on August 5, 1963, Swedish-born Margaretha Inga Elisabeth Lind, henceforward known as Majda Raad, President of Al-Hussein Society and Director of Bandak Fdn., born in Arboga on September 5, 1942, daughter of Sven Gustav Lind and wife Carin Inga Birgitta Gunlaug Grönwall, daughter of Assar Grönwall and wife, and an illegitimate descendant of the House of Vasa. They have five children:
- HRH Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad - born January 26, 1964, married to Sarah Butler. (Now HRH Princess Sarah Zeid.) They have 3 children, HH Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid (Born: 17 May 2001.) and HH Princess Hala bint Zeid. (Born: 13 March 2003.) and a daughter HH Princess Azizah.
- HRH Prince Mired bin Ra'ad - born June 11, 1965, married to Dina Khalifeh. (Now HRH Princess Dina Mired.) They have 3 children, HH Princess Shirin bint Mir'ed. (Born: 19 May 1993) HH Prince Rakan bin Mir'ed (Born: 20 November 1995) and HH Prince Jafar bin Mir'ed. (Born: 4 September 2002.)
- HRH Prince Firas bin Ra'ad - born October 12, 1969, married to Dana Toukan. (Now HRH Princess Dana Firas.) They have 3 children, HH Princess Safa bint Firas (Born: 26 July 2001.) and HH Princess Haya bint Firas. (Born: 7 March 2003), HH Prince Hashem bin Firas (Born: 31 October 2010).
- HRH Prince Faisal bin Ra'ad - born March 6, 1975, graduated from Brown University, and married to Lara Sukhtian. (Now HRH Princess Lara Faisal.) She worked with MSNBC news in Baghdad covering the Iraq war. She's the daughter of Munjid Sukhtian. They have 2 children, HH Princess Hanan bint Faisal (Born: 3 September 2006) and HH Princess Mariam bint Faisal. (Born: 25 July 2008)
- HRH Princess Fakhrelnissa bint Ra'ad - born January 11, 1981, married to Sharif Hajjar. They have 3 children, Radwan Hajjar (Born: 8 August 2006.) and Faisal Hajjar. (Born: 14 December 2007) and a daughter (Born: 2012)
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