Faisal al-Fayez

Faisal al-Fayez
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office 25 October 2003 – 5 April 2005
Monarch	Abdullah II
Preceded by	Ali Abu al-Ragheb
Succeeded by	Adnan Badran
Personal details
Born	(1952-12-20) December 20, 1952 Amman, Jordan
Spouse(s)	Taroub Al Daoud
Children	Gaith, Sattam, Dina
Religion	Islam

Faisal al-Fayez (Arabic: فيصل الفايز‎) (born 1952 in Amman) was the Prime Minister of Jordan from 25 October 2003 to 6 April 2005. He took office following the resignation of Ali Abu al-Ragheb.^[1][2] He resigned after being criticized for not being reformist enough. He previously served as Defence Minister and is close to the king. He was educated at the College De La Salle, Amman, Jordan (1970) and then went on to Cardiff University, United Kingdom where he received a degree in Political Science in 1978. In 1981, he did a Master in International Relations in Boston University in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

Political experience

• Between 1979 and 1983: He was Consul at the Embassy of Jordan in Brussels.
• In February 1986: He became the Assistant Chief of Royal Protocol at the Royal Court.
• In 1995: He was promoted to Deputy Chief of Royal Protocol at the Royal Court.
• In March 1999: He became Chief of Royal Protocol at the Royal Court.
• In March 2003: He was appointed Minister of the Royal Hashemite Court.

He received a number of Jordanian decorations:

• 1987: Officer of the Order of Order of Independence (Order of Al-Istiqlal)
• 1995: Grand Officer of the Order of Independence (Order of Al-Istiqlal)
• 2000: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan (Order of Al-Kawkab Al-Urduni)

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Jordan

References

1. ↑ http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/031023/2003102301.html
2. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3214705.stm

External links

• Prime Ministry of Jordan website

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