Ra'ad bin Zeid

Ra'ad Zeid Al Hashimi
  • رعد بن زيد
Ra'ad in 2018
Head of the royal houses of Iraq and Syria
Reign18 October 1970–present
PredecessorZeid bin Hussein
Born (1936-02-18) 18 February 1936
Berlin, Nazi Germany
Spouse
(m. 1963; died 2025)
Issue
HouseHashemite
FatherZeid bin Hussein
MotherFahrelnissa Zeid

Ra'ad bin Zeid Al Hashimi (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. As a grandson of King Hussein of Hejaz, Ra'ad is also 33rd in the line of succession to the Jordanian throne.