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Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein

Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein

Infobox Jordanian Royalty|prince
name = Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein
Arabic name =
title = Prince Faisal of Jordan


caption =
spouse = Alia Tabbaa
issue = Princess Ayah
Prince Omar
Princess Sara
Princess Aisha
royal house = Hashemite
titles ="HRH" Prince Faisal of Jordan
royal anthem =
father = Hussein of Jordan
mother = Princess Muna
date of birth = birth date|1963|10|11|mf=y
place of birth = Amman, Jordan

Prince Faisal of Jordan (born October 11, 1963, Amman, Jordan) is the son of King Hussein and Princess Muna Al Hussein, and the younger brother of King Abdullah II.

Education

He graduated from Brown University in 1985 with a degree in electrical engineering. He then underwent officer training and pilot training on jets with the Royal Air Force going on to serve in various positions in the Royal Jordanian Air Force, reaching the rank of Lieutenant General in 2004. He has been a supervisor and advisor to Royal Wings Airlines since 1995. He is also currently the head of the Jordanian Olympic Committee and an avid Taekwando fan.

Private Life

Prince Faisal married Alia Tabbaa of Jordan in August of 1987. She is the daughter of Sayyid Tawfik al-Tabbah, founder and president of Royal Jordanian Air Lines. They have four children together:

*Princess Ayah (February 11, 1990)
*Prince Omar (October 22, 1993)
*Princess Sara (March 27, 1997) (twin of Aisha)
*Princess Aisha (March 27, 1997) (twin of Sara)

Honours

Faisal and his wife, Alia, were granted the Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica, in 2006 by King Juan Carlos of Spain.

ources

[http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Jordan/jordan3.htm Al-Hashimi genealogy site with biographical information]


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