| Prince Mired bin Ra'ad bin Zeid | |
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| Chief Royal Councillor | |
.jpg) Prince Mired bin Ra'ad of Jordan on March 5, 2025 | |
| Chief Royal Councillor at the Royal Hashemite Court | |
| Reign | 28 February 2021 – present |
| Head of the Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities | |
| Reign | 21 April 2014 – present |
| Predecessor | PrinceRa'ad bin Zeid |
| President of the National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation | |
| Reign | 2008 – present |
| Born | Mired bin Ra'ad bin Zeid Al-Hussein (Arabic:مرعد بن رعد بن زيد الحسين) (1965-06-11)11 June 1965 (age 59) Amman,Jordan |
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| Dynasty | Hashemite |
| Father | PrinceRa'ad bin Zeid |
| Mother | Margaretha Inga Elisabeth Lind (Majda Ra'ad) |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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PrinceMired bin Ra'ad bin Zeid Al-Hussein (Arabic:مرعد بن رعد بن زيد; born June 11, 1965, in Amman, Jordan) is the second son of PrinceRa'ad bin Zeid, head of the royal houses ofIraq andSyria, and his Swedish-born wife, Margaretha Inga Elisabeth Lind, known post-marriage asMajda Ra'ad. On February 28, 2021, a Royal Decree has been issued appointing him as chief royal councillor and Deputy Chief of theRoyal Hashemite Court.[1]
Prince Mired has dedicated his life to public service. Since 2014, he has led Jordan’s Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities, ensuring compliance with theCRPD.[2] He also serves as President of the National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation.[3] In 2008, he chaired the Eighth Meeting of the States Parties to the Ottawa Treaty and has since continued as a Special Envoy for the Mine Ban Treaty, promoting global landmine bans in countries like Laos, the U.S., China, and South Korea.[4]
Mired bin Ra'ad is the second son of PrinceRa'ad bin Zeid, Lord Chamberlain of Jordan, and his Swedish-born wifeMargaretha Inga Elisabeth Lind, subsequently. He studied at the beginning of his school life in Jordan, and studied the first grades at theNational Orthodox School.
He pursued higher education atTufts University,Medford, Massachusetts, earning a degree in 1987.[5] Furthering his studies, he obtained a master's degree in philosophy and historical studies from the University of Cambridge in 1988.[5] His commitment to service led him to theRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, from which he graduated in 1990.[5] Prince Mired then returned to Tufts University, attendingThe Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where he graduated in 1995.[6]
On July 1, 1992, in Amman, HH Prince Mired bin Ra'ad marriedDina Mohammad Khalifeh.[7] Together, they have three children. Their eldest daughter, Princess Shirin bint Mired, was born on May 19, 1993 in Amman. She married Jafer Mohammed Nabulsi on October 4, 2021 in a Katb El-Kitab ceremony held at Prince Mired bin Ra'ad’s home.[8] Their first son, Prince Rakan bin Mired, was born on November 20, 1995 in Amman, followed by their youngest son, Prince Jafar bin Mired, who was born on September 4, 2002 in Amman.
Princess Dina Mired is a former Director General of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation and remains actively involved in cancer control efforts, particularly in the developing world.[9][10]
Prince Mired's older brother,Prince Zeid, served as theUnited Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from September 2014 until 2018.[11]
A Royal Decree issued on April 21, 2014, appointed Prince Mired as Head of theHigher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities (succeeding Prince Ra'ad bin Zaid Chief Chamberlain). As such, he has publicly addressed Jordan’s obligations towards persons with disabilities[12] according to its obligations under theConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. He is also Chairman of the National Commission for Demining and Rehabilitation of Jordan.[13] As Head of the Hashemite military patients, he also served as Vice President of the Supreme Council for the Affairs of Disabled Persons.[14]
Prince Mired holds leadership positions in several key organizations in Jordan. As the head of the Hashemite Commission for Injured Military Personnel, he supports Jordanian military veterans who have suffered injuries in service. He also leads the Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities. Additionally, he chairs theJordanian Paralympic Committee. That's why he promote sports and opportunities for disabled athletes. Furthermore, he oversees landmine clearance operations and supports affected communities through his leadership in the National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation.
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In 2008, Prince Mired presided over the Eighth Meeting of the States Parties[15] to theConvention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, orOttawa Treaty, which took place in the Dead Sea.[16] In that position he visitedFinland to promote the Convention and its norms—meeting with Foreign MinisterAlexander Stubb,[17]—andPoland,[18] which at the time where still not members of the Ottawa Treaty.
As he ended his mandate, the Prince was asked to represent efforts to promote said Convention becoming Special Envoy.[19]
As Special Envoy, Prince Mired promotes a universal ban againstlandmines and support for its victims. His missions have taken him to the United States (2010) where he met withSamantha Powers.[20] That year, he also met with Mongolia's Prime MinisterS. Batbold.[21]
In 2011, he visited South Korea,[22] and the Polynesian Kingdom ofTonga where he encountered the Prime Minister who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs & DefenceLord Tu'ivakano,[23] and Tuvalu[24] where he met with Prime MinisterWilly Telavi, and, Minister of Foreign AffairsApisai Lelemia. In 2013[25] he travelled to China to meet with then Vice Minister of Foreign AffairsLi Baodong and other authorities at the Ministry of Defence.
In 2018, he toured Sri Lanka meeting with PresidentMaithripala Sirisena,[26] Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe,[27] Minister of Foreign AffairsTilak Marapana,[28] Minister of Prison Reform in charge of mine actionDeva Manoharan Swaminathan, among others. That same year, he carried a mission toMyanmar to promote the ban, meeting with Minister of International Cooperation U Kyaw Tin[29] and Minister of Defence Lt. Gen. Sein Win.[30] InLaos, he also met with Minister of Foreign AffairsSaleumxay Kommasith, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongpane Savanphet; Minister of Defence Lt. Gen. Chansamone Chanyalath; Minister of Labour and Social WelfareKhampheng Saysompheng; and Prime MinisterThongloun Sisoulith.[31][32]
In 2019, together withPrincess Astrid of Belgium, andHaakon, Crown Prince of Norway, they kicked off a global meeting on landmines,[33][34] in Oslo, Norway where the landmine treaty had been adopted two decades years earlier.
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