Princess Alia Tabbaa[1] (Arabic: عالية الطباع, born 15 September 1964) is the first wife of Prince Faisal bin Hussein.

Princess Alia Faisal
Born (1964-09-15) 15 September 1964 (age 61)
Amman, Jordan
Spouse
(m. 1987; div. 2008)
Issue
FatherSayyid Tawfik Al-Tabbaa
MotherLamia Addem

She is the daughter of Sayyid Tawfik Al-Tabbaa and Lamia Addem. Her father was a well-known and respected Damascene businessman,[2][3][4] and the founder and president of the Royal Jordanian Airlines.[citation needed]

Alia and Faisal have four children together:

Alia studied at The Ahliyyah School for Girls, in Amman, Jordan during her school years. She subsequently attended the University of Sussex, where she studied International Relations.

She is currently[when?] the president of the Promise Welfare Society. She is also the president of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, and as of 2006 became the president of the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, following Queen Noor of Jordan.

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References

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  1. "AT A GLANCE: Princess Alia Tabbaa inaugurates childcare centre". Jordon Times. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  2. "محمد صبري الطباع". التاريخ السوري المعاصر (in Arabic). 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  3. Jaber, Hana (2018-12-05). "Blessed Investors and Cursed Refugees: A Reading of Syrian Presence in Jordan". Arab Reform Initiative.
  4. Moore, Pete W. (2004-10-14). Doing Business in the Middle East: Politics and Economic Crisis in Jordan and Kuwait. Cambridge University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-139-45635-7.
  5. Boletín Oficial del Estado