Prince Faisal bin Hussein

Faisal was born in Amman, Jordan. After early schooling in Amman, Faisal was sent in 1970 to his mother's native United Kingdom where he attended St. Edmund's School in Hindhead, England. The following year, he moved to the United States where he attended the Bement School in Deerfield, Massachusetts for the next two years. He then moved schools again, this time to Eaglebrook School, also in Deerfield. In 1978, Feisal 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 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 London Business School in 1988.[4] During his university years, Faisal took flying lessons and obtained a private pilot's license.[5]

Prior to graduating from Brown University, Faisal served in the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF), where he received helicopter training. In the summer of 1985, he gained his RJAF wings and then underwent officer training with the Royal Air Force at Cranwell. Remaining at Cranwell, he did his RAF Basic Flying Training in 1986 before moving to RAF Valley 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.[5]

Faisal has been President of the Jordan Olympic Committee since 2003 and Chairman and Founder of Generations For Peace 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 International Olympic Committee in 2010.

From time to time, he has served as regent while his brother the king was out of the country.[3][1][2]

Jordanian royal family
List The King and Queen The Crown Prince Princess Iman Princess Salma Prince Hashem Queen Noor
Extended royal family
Hamzah and others Prince Hamzah and Princess Basmah Prince Hashim Princess Iman Princess Raiyah
Haya and others Princess Haya Prince Ali and Princess Rym
Muna and others Princess Muna Prince Faisal Princess Ayah Prince Omar Princess Sara Princess Aisha Princess Alia Princess Aisha Princess Zein
Alia Princess Alia
Muhammad and others Prince Muhammad Prince Talal and Princess Ghida Prince Ghazi Princess Firyal
Hassan and others Prince Hassan and Princess Sarvath Princess Rahma Princess Sumaya Princess Badiya Prince Rashid and Princess Zeina
Basma Princess Basma
Nayef and others Prince Asem and Princess Sana Princess Yasmine Princess Sara Princess Noor Princess Salha Princess Nejla

Prince Faisal has married three times. He married for the first time in August 1987. The bride, Alia Tabbaa is the daughter of Sayyid Tawfik al-Tabbah, founder and president of Royal Jordanian Airlines and his wife, Lamia Addem. They have four children together:

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

Prince Faisal and Princess Alia divorced in April 2008.[6]

Prince Faisal's second wife was Sara Bassam Qabbani. They were engaged on 20 March 2010 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and were married on 24 May 2010. They represented Jordan at the July 2011 wedding of Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco. [7] 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. The couple have two sons:

• Prince Abdullah bin Faisal (born 17 February 2016)
• Prince Muhammad bin Faisal (born 8 April 2017)