Nissa bint Ra'ad
{{Short description|Jordanian princess}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|01|11}}
| birth_place = Amman, Jordan
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- Radwan Hajjar
- Faisal Hajjar
- Lana Hajjar
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| full name = Fakhrelnissa bint Ra'ad
| house = Hashemite
| father = Ra'ad bin Zeid
| mother = Majda Ra'ad
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| occupation = Artist
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Princess Fakhrelnissa bint Ra'ad ({{langx|ar|فخر النساء بنت رعد}}; born January 11, 1981), better known as Princess Nissa Raad, is a member of the Jordanian royal family and an artist.
Family
Princess Nissa is a great-granddaughter of Sharif Hussein bin Ali. Her father is Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid,{{Cite web|title=The Hashemite Royal Family|url=http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/rfamily_immediate.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=kinghussein.gov.jo}}{{Cite web|title=سمو الأمير رعد بن زيد الحسين|url=https://royalheritage.jo/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=|language=ar}} who is the son of Prince Zeid of the Hashemite House and Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid, a renowned Turkish artist.{{Cite web|date=2017-06-12|title=Fahrelnissa Zeid: Tate Modern resurrects artist forgotten by history|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/jun/12/fahrelnissa-zeid-tate-modern-resurrects-artist-forgotten-by-history|access-date=2021-03-01|website=The Guardian|language=en}} Her mother was Princess Majda Ra'ad, who was of Swedish origin.{{Cite web|title=Prince Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein|url=https://alumni.christs.cam.ac.uk/prince-zeid-raad-al-hussein|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Christ's College}}
She has four elder brothers; Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad, Prince Mired bin Ra'ad, Prince Firas bin Ra'ad and Prince Faisal bin Ra'ad.
Princess Nissa has three children;{{Cite web|title=Nissa Raad|url=https://art.state.gov/personnel/nissa_raad/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=U.S. Department of State|language=en-US}} 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 in 2004.
Career
Princess Nissa is an artist who has had several sold-out solo exhibitions in Amman{{Cite web|date=September 18, 2017|title=افتتاح معرض (زن) للرسامة التشكيلية الأميرة فخر النساء بنت رعد|url=https://culture.gov.jo/node/61227|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Ministry Of Culture (Jordan)|language=ar}}{{Cite web|title=افتتاح معرض "الحارة" للرسامة التشكيلية فخر النساء رعد|url=https://www.addustour.com/articles/10836?s=b6cf21a20ba8ebaa198fb61365a32139|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Ad-Dustour|language=ar}} as well as in Istanbul.{{Cite web|title=Half Full {{!}} Art in Istanbul|url=https://www.timeout.com/istanbul/art/half-full|access-date=2021-03-02|website=Time Out Istanbul|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Hanson|first=Matt|date=2018-10-27|title=An illustrious palette: The abstract paintings of Nissa Raad|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/arts-culture/2018/10/27/an-illustrious-palette-the-abstract-paintings-of-nissa-raad|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Daily Sabah|language=en-US}} She has participated in numerous group exhibitions and art fairs both locally and internationally including Dubai, Cairo, Paris, Bahrain, New York, Madrid and Beirut. Rich textures, vibrant colors and bold lines are ubiquitous in her whimsical work which is inspired by both urban and natural environments.{{Cite web|date=Jun 20, 2019|title=فخر النساء رعد.. قلق الانفصال عن الأم|url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/%D9%81%D8%AE%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%82%D9%84%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Al-Araby Al-Jadeed|language=ar}}{{Cite web|date=September 18, 2017|title=Painting exhibition explores human connection with nature|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/painting-exhibition-explores-human-connection-nature|access-date=2021-02-28|website=The Jordan Times|language=en}}
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, in collaboration with the Australian embassy in Amman.{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2019|title=Exhibition showcasing Jordanian, indigenous Australian artwork opens in Amman|url=http://vista.sahafi.jo/art.php?id=4d4beb1e215db99031bcbbc9909140f4ec69e1a0|access-date=2021-02-28}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.nissaraad.com/ Official website]
Category:Jordanian people of Swedish descent
Category:Brown University alumni