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Monarch
  
Abdullah II

Children
  
Gaith, Sattam, Dina

Name
  
Faisal al-Fayez

Succeeded by
  
Adnan Badran

Preceded by
  
Ali Abu al-Ragheb

Religion
  
Islam

Spouse
  
Al Daoud

Resigned
  
April 6, 2005

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Born
  
December 20, 1952 (age 71) Amman, Jordan (
1952-12-20
)

Role
  
Former Prime Minister of Jordan

Previous office
  
Prime Minister of Jordan (2003–2005)

Education
  
Boston University, Cardiff University

Similar People
  
Abdullah II of Jordan, Hussein of Jordan, Abdullah I of Jordan

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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. 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.

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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.

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    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)

    • Personal life

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

    References

    Faisal Al-Fayez Wikipedia
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