by Scott Mehl © Unofficial Royalty 2014
Prince Feisal of Jordan
Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan was born on October 11, 1963, in Amman, Jordan. He is the second son of King Hussein of Jordan and Princess Muna al-Hussein (the former Antoinette Gardiner).
Prince Feisal has one elder brother and two younger twin sisters:
- King Abdullah II (born 1962), married Rania al Yassin, had four children
- Princess Aisha (born 1968), married (1) Zeid Saadedine Juma, had two children, divorced (2) Ashraf Banayoti, divorced
- Princess Zein (born 1968), married Majdi Farid Al-Saleh, had three children
Feisal has a number of half-siblings from his father’s other three marriages.
From his father’s first marriage to Sharifa Dina bint ‘Abdu’l-Hamid (Queen Dina):
- Princess Alia (born 1956), married (1) Lieutenant-Colonel Nasser Wasfi Mirza, had one child, divorced (2) Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh, had two children
From his father’s third marriage to Alia Baha ad-Din Toukan (Queen Alia):
- Princess Haya (born 1974), married Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, had two children, divorced
- Prince Ali (born 1975), married Rym Brahimi, a former CNN journalist, had two children
- Abir Muhaisen (born 1972, adopted in 1976)
From his father’s fourth marriage to Lisa Najeeb Halaby (Queen Noor):
- Hamzah bin Al Hussein, formerly Prince Hamzah of Jordan (born 1980), married (1) Princess Noor bint Asem bin Nayef, had one daughter, divorced (2) Basmah Bani Ahmad, had six children
- Prince Hashim (born 1981), married Fahdah Mohammed Abunayyan, had five children
- Princess Iman (born 1983), married Zaid Azmi Mirza, had one son, divorced
- Princess Raiyah (born 1986), married Ned Donovan
Prince Feisal attended school for a year in England (St Edmund’s School) before continuing his education in the United States. There he attended the Bement School, and the Eaglebrook School, both in Deerfield, Massachusetts, before completing high school at St Alban’s School in Washington, DC. He then attended Brown University, graduating in 1985 with a BSc in Electrical Engineering.
Prince Feisal had trained with the Royal Jordanian Air Force before graduating college. After graduating, he received his officer training and Basic Flying Training with the British Royal Air Force at Cranwell. He then moved to RAF Valley where he received his RAF wings in 1987. He returned to Jordan and the Royal Jordanian Air Force.
Prince Feisal; Credit – Wikipedia
In addition to his military duties, Feisal has been President of the Jordan Olympic Committee since 2003, Founder and Chairman of Generations for Peace since 2007, and a Member of the International Olympic Committee since 2010.
Prince Feisal has been married three times. His first wife was Alia Tabbaa, daughter of Sayyid Tawfik al-Tabbah, founder and president of Royal Jordanian Airlines. They married on August 9, 1987, and had four children before divorcing in April 2008.
- Princess Ayah bint Al Feisal (born 1990), married Mohammad Talal Halawani, had two children
- Prince Omar bin Al Feisal (born 1993)
- Princess Sara bint Al Feisal (born 1997) – twin
- Princess Aisha bint Al Feisal (born 1997) – twin
Prince Feisal was then married to Sarah Bassam Kabbani from May 2010 until their divorce in September 2013. Their marriage was childless. He then married his third wife Zeina Lubbadeh, a Jordanian radio presenter and daughter of businessman Dr. Fares Lubbadeh, on January 4, 2014. Feisal and Zeina have two sons:
- Prince Abdullah bin Feisal (born 2016)
- Prince Muhammad bin Feisal (born 2017)
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