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Ra'ad bin Zeid
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![]() Ra'ad in 2018 | |
Head of the royal houses of Iraq and Syria | |
Reign | 18 October 1970–present |
Predecessor | Zeid bin Hussein |
Born | Berlin, Nazi Germany | 18 February 1936
Spouse | Margareta Lind |
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House | Hashemite |
Father | Zeid bin Hussein |
Mother | Fahrelnissa Zeid |
Ra'ad bin Zeid (Arabic: رعد بن زيد; born 18 February 1936) is the son of Prince Zeid of the Hashemite House and Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid (Fakhr un-nisa or Fahr-El-Nissa), a Turkish noblewoman. His father died on October 18, 1970, leaving him in charge of the former Royal Houses of Iraq. Ra'ad has lived in London and Paris.