Faisal Al-Fayez

Faisal al-Fayez
Faisal al-Fayez (r) awarding Arab Medical Association Against Cancer (AMAAC) award to Dr. Joe Harford of the National Cancer Institute in 2007
President of the Senate
Assumed office
25 October 2015
Monarch Abdullah II
Preceded by Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
25 October 2003 – 6 April 2005
Preceded by Ali Abu al-Ragheb
Succeeded by Adnan Badran
Personal details
Born (1952-12-20) December 20, 1952
Jordan Amman, Jordan
Spouse(s) Taroub Al Daoud
Children Gaith, Sattam, Dina

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's degree in international relations in Boston University in the United States.[3]

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.

Fayez served as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 16th Parliament of Jordan in 2010. He has served as member of the Senate from 2007, and once again from 2013. He was appointed President of the Senate on 25 October 2015. He replaced Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh in that position.[4]

He received a number of Jordanian decorations:

Personal life

Fayez was born in Amman. He is married and has three children.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. ↑ "Jordan appoints new government". 25 October 2003. Retrieved 13 June 2018 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "JCRC : Newsletter 03/30/2011". www.juf.org. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Royal Decree appoints Fayez Senate president". The Jordan Times. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ali Abu al-Ragheb		 Prime Minister of Jordan
2003–2005		 Succeeded by
Adnan Badran


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