Dina Mired

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]

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

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:

• Member of the Expert Group for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer Initiative.
• Honorary Ambassador of Harvard Global Health Win-Win initiative.
• Member of WHO Civil Society Working Group on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
• Global Ambassador for Tobacco Free Portfolios.^[25]
• Honorary Member of the Mediterranean Task Force for Cancer Control in Italy.^[18]
• Honorary President of Harvard University Global Task Force for Expanded Access to Cancer Control and Care in the Developing World (2009–2013).^[26][27]
• Ambassador for the Global Smoke-free Worksite Challenge.^[28]
• Member of the advisory board of NCD child.^[29]

Awards and honors

• 2018: Awarded the Arab Woman of the Year Award for "Achievements in Global Leadership in Cancer Control" by the London Arabia organization.^[30]
• 2018: Conferred an honorary doctorate by the Medical University of Asunción-Paraguay, in recognition of her global efforts in the fight against cancer.^[31]
• 2017: Awarded the "Female of the Year 2017- Golden Award for Excellence" by the Arab Women Council, in recognition of outstanding efforts in the field of social responsibility in the Arab World.^[32]
• 2016: Conferred an honorary doctorate by Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) in Armenia, in recognition of global efforts in the fight against cancer.^[33][34]
• 2016: Chosen for Susan G Komen's first-ever More than Pink list.^[35][36]
• 2016: Awarded "Personality of the 2016 in the fight against breast cancer" by the Zahra Breast Cancer Association of Saudi Arabia.^[17]
• 2015: Recipient of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Medal of Honor.^[37]

Publications

• "The Challenges of Providing Access to Cancer Care: Jordan, A Success Story From the Heart of the Developing World". Cancer Control: Cancer Care in Emerging Health Systems, 2013.^[38]

• "Why Are We So Meek in Demanding Treatment for Non-Communicable Diseases?". Huffington Post, 2012.^[39]

• "Paying a Heavy Price". Deloitte ME, ME POV, issue 3.2010.^[40]

• Farmer, P., Frenk, J., Knaul, F. M., Shulman, L. N., Alleyne, G., Armstrong, L.,... Seffrin, J. R. (2010). Expansion of cancer care and control in countries of low and middle income: A call to action The Lancet, 376 (9747), 1186–1193. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(10)61152-x^[41]

• "World No Tobacco Day...where are we now? Reflections through the smoke screen". Global Bridges Blog, 2014.^[42][43]

• "Fighting the other cancer... the cancer of shame", Ammon News, July 2013.^[44]

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]