Princess Alia Tabbaa (, born 15 September 1964) is the first wife of

Prince Faisal bin Hussein Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein (; born 11 October 1963) is a Jordanian prince who is a son of King Hussein and Princess Muna, and the younger brother of King Abdullah II. Periodically he has served as regent during his brother's absences abroad. ...

. She is the daughter of

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Tawfik Al-Tabbaa and Lamia Addem. Her father was a well-known and respected

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businessman, and the founder and president of the

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Airlines. Alia and Faisal have four children together: *

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(born on 11 February 1990) *

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(born on 22 October 1993) * Princess Sara bint Faisal (born on 27 March 1997) (twin of Aisha) * Princess Aisha bint Faisal (born on 27 March 1997) (twin of Sara) Alia studied at The Ahliyyah School for Girls, in Amman, Jordan during her school years. She subsequently attended the

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, where she studied International Relations. She is currently the president of the

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. She is also the president of the

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, and as of 2006 became the president of the

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, following

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Honours

Foreign honours

* : Dame Grand Cross of the

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(26 May 2006).Boletín Oficial del Estado
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References

1964 births Living people Alumni of the University of Sussex Dames Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Jordanian princesses by marriage Jordanian people of Syrian descent {{MEast-royal-stub