Prince Faisal bin Hussein ( ar, فيصل بن حسين; born 11 October 1963) is a son of

King Hussein Hussein bin Talal ( ar, الحسين بن طلال, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl''; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family o ...

and Princess Muna, and the younger brother of

King Abdullah II Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of t ...

. Periodically he has served as

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during his brother's absences abroad.

Education

Faisal was born in

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is ...

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. After early schooling in Amman, Faisal was sent in 1970 to his mother's native

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where he attended St. Edmund's School in

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. The following year, he moved to the

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where he attended the Bement School in

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for the next two years. He then moved schools again, this time to

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, also in Deerfield. In 1978, Faisal commenced his high school education at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., from which he graduated in 1981. His initial university education was at

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

from which he graduated in 1985 with a ScB degree in electrical engineering. The prince also earned a master's degree in management from the

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in 1988. During his university years, Faisal took flying lessons and obtained a private pilot's license.

Military service

Prior to graduating from Brown University, Faisal served in the

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(RJAF), where he received helicopter training. In the summer of 1985, he gained his RJAF

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and then underwent officer training with the

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. Remaining at Cranwell, he did his RAF Basic Flying Training in 1986 before moving to

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where he completed Advanced Flying Training on jets and received his RAF wings in 1987. Later that year, Feisal completed further flying training at the Tactical Weapons Unit, at Chivenor in Devon. In September 2004, Faisal was appointed an assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with the rank of Lieutenant General. He retired from the Jordan Arab Army in December 2017.

Other

Faisal has been President of the Jordan Olympic Committee since 2003 and Chairman and Founder of

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since 2007, a non-profit peace building organization, the brain child of his ex-wife Sarah Kabbani who was also his advisor for many years before their marriage. Following a period of strategic development and implementation of unique peace through sport programs run jointly by Sarah and Faisal, he was elected as a member of the Jordan Olympic Committee in 2010. From time to time, he has served as regent while his brother the king was out of the country.

Personal life

Prince Faisal has married three times. He married for the first time in August 1987. The bride,

Alia Tabbaa Alia Tabbaa ( ar, عالية الطباع, born 15 September 1964) is the former wife of Prince Faisal bin Hussein. She is the daughter of Sayyid Tawfik Al-Tabbaa and Lamia Addem. Her father was a well-known and respected Jordanian businessman an ...

is the daughter of

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Tawfik al-Tabbah, founder and president of

Royal Jordanian Royal Jordanian Airlines ( ar, ; transliterated: ''Al-Malakiyyah al-'Urduniyyah''), formerly known as Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines, is the flag carrier airline of Jordan with its head office in the capital, Amman. The airline operates schedu ...

Airlines and his wife, Lamia Addem. They have four children together: * Princess Ayah (11 February 1990) * Prince Omar (22 October 1993) *

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Prince Faisal's second wife was Sara Bassam Qabbani. They were engaged on 20 March 2010 in

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and were married on 24 May 2010. Prince Faisal and Sara were divorced on 14 September 2013. The couple had no children together. On 4 January 2014, Prince Faisal married Jordanian radio presenter Zeina Lubbadeh, daughter of businessman Dr. Fares Lubbadeh. The wedding ceremony was held at her parents' home in

Amman, Jordan Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is ...

. The couple have two sons: *Prince Abdullah bin Faisal (born 17 February 2015) *Prince Muhammad bin Faisal (born 8 April 2017)

Honours

National honours

* : **

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list of Honours of Prince Faisal
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Order of the Star of Jordan The Order of the Star of Jordan (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Urduni) or The Order of Hussein ibn Ali (Wisam al-Hussein ibn Ali) is an award and military decoration of the sovereign state of Jordan and is awarded for military or civil merit. It was founde ...

** Knight Grand Cordon of the

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** Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Military Merit ** Al-Hussein Medal for Excellence

Recipient of the Al-Hussein Medal of Excellence, 1st Class **

Recipient of the Long Service Medal ** Medal of Leadership Competence (Jordan)

Recipient of the Administrative & Leadership Competence Medal ** Medal for Administrative and Technical Competence

Recipient of the Administrative & Technical Competence Medal ** Medal of Training Competence (Jordan)

Recipient of the Administrative & Training Competence Medal

Foreign honours

* : **

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Grand Cross of the

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Special Grand Cordon of the

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Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour * : ** Order of Sultan Qaboos First Class

Knight Grand Cross of the

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* : **

Knight Grand Cross of the

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Commander of the

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