Dina Mired

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Princess Dina Mired
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Mired speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in 2017
BornDina Mohammad Khalifeh
(1965-10-12) 12 October 1965 (age 59)
Amman, Jordan
Spouse
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(m. 1992)​
Issue
  • Princess Shirin
  • Prince Rakan
  • Prince Jafar
House Hashemite (by marriage)
FatherMohammad Khalifeh

Princess Dina Mired (born Dina Mohammad Khalifeh on 12 October 1965) is a Jordanian royal and global health advocate, [1] particularly in the field of cancer control and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). She served as President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) from 2018 to 2020 [2] [3] and was Director-General of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation. [4]

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She delivered the keynote speech at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly's first high-level meeting on NCDs in September 2011 [5] [6] and spoke at the third high-level meeting on NCDs in September 2018. [7] [8]

Education

Princess Dina holds a BSc in Accounting and Financial Analysis from Warwick University, England (1985–1988), and an MSc from Reading University, England (1991). [9]

Career

Princess Dina was elected president of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), the largest global cancer-fighting organization, in 2018. She was the first Arab to hold this position. [10] Prior to her presidency at UICC, she served as a Member of the UICC Presidential Advisory Panel, and as an Ambassador of the UICC World Cancer Declaration Ambassadors Program. [9]

She was the Director General of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) from 2002 until June 2016, [11] where she focused on research, development, advocacy, cancer coverage, patient support, and public awareness on early detection and prevention. [12] [13] [14] [15]

Local and Global Advocacy for Cancer Control

Since 2006, Princess Dina has served as the Honorary Chairperson of the Jordan Breast Cancer Program (JBCP). [16] [17] [18] [19] She also advocates against tobacco use, both in Jordan and globally. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

Other roles held by Princess Dina include:

Awards and honors

Publications

Personal life

Princess Dina married Prince Mired bin Ra'ad, the son of Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid and Princess Majda Ra'ad. [45] They have three children: Princess Shirin (born 19 May 1993), Prince Rakan (born 20 November 1995), and Prince Jafar (born 4 September 2002). [46] After her son, Rakan, was diagnosed with leukemia in 1997, she was inspired to advocate for cancer research, control, and prevention. [47]


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