Princess Ayah bint Faisal of

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

(born 11 February 1990) is the daughter 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. ...

and Princess Alia and is a niece of King

Abdullah II of Jordan Abdullah II (Abdullah bin Hussein; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemites, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is traditionally reg ...

. She is the eldest of Prince Faisal's children. She is President of the Jordanian Volleyball Federation, as well as a board member at the

Jordan Olympic Committee Jordan Olympic Committee (, IOC code: JOR) is the National Olympic Committee representing Jordan. Member federations * Jordan Athletics Federation * Jordan Badminton Federation * Jordan Basketball Federation * Jordan Federation for Billiard a ...

(JOC). Princess Ayah was married on 22 May 2014 in

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, Jordan, to Mohammed Talal al Halawani in the presence of King

Abdullah II Abdullah II (Abdullah bin Hussein; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemites, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is traditionally reg ...

Queen Rania Rania Al Abdullah (born Rania Al-Yassin, 31 August 1970) is Queen of Jordan as the wife of King Abdullah II. Rania's domestic activities include education, youth, environmental, and health initiatives. Globally, she has campaigned for educati ...

, Crown Prince Hussein,

Princess Muna Princess Muna Al Hussein (, born Toni Avril Gardiner 25 April 1941) is the mother of Abdullah II of Jordan. She was the second wife of King Hussein; the couple divorced on 21 December 1972. She is British by birth. Early life Toni Avril Gardi ...

, Princess Alia, Princess Iman, Prince Talal, Prince Ali,

Queen Sofía of Spain Sofía (Sophia Margaret Victoria Frederica; Μαργαρίτα Βικτώρια Φρειδερίκη, romanized: ''Sofía Margaríta Bictória Freideríki''; born 2 November 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who was Queen of Spai ...

, and other royals and dignitaries. On 2 May 2016, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Raiyah. On 19 October 2019, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Nasmah. On March 12, 2022, she gave birth to her third child, a son named Hussein.

Marriage and children

Princess Ayah was married on 22 May 2014 in

, Jordan, to Mohammad Talal Halawani in the presence of King

, Crown Prince Hussein,

, Princess Alia, Princess Iman, Prince Talal, Prince Ali,

, and other royals and dignitaries. They have three children together: * Raiyah al Halawani (born 2 May 2016) * Nasmah al Halawani (born 19 October 2019) * Hussein al Halawani (born 12 March 2022)

Ancestry

References

Living people 1990 births Jordanian princesses House of Hashim Jordanian people of English descent {{MEast-royal-stub