Princess Alia bint Hussein
| Princess Alia | |
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| Born | 13 February 1956 Amman, Jordan |
| Spouse |
Nasser Wasfi Mirza
(m. 1977; div. 1988) |
| Issue | Prince Hussein Mirza Talal Al Saleh Abdul Hamid Al Saleh |
| House | Hashemite |
| Father | King Hussein |
| Mother | Sharifa Dina bint 'Abdu'l-Hamid |
| Religion | Islam |
Princess Alia bint Hussein of Jordan (born 13 February 1956) is the eldest child of King Hussein of Jordan from his first wife, Sharifa Dina bint 'Abdu'l-Hamid.[1]
Education
Princess Alia received her primary education in Amman, attending Ahliyyah School for Girls and Rosary College, Amman. She then attended Sibton Park School in Lyminge, UK, until 1968, after spending one year at Benenden School in Kent, UK (1969–70), and obtaining her A levels in Arabic, English and French from Millfield School in Somerset, UK, in 1972. Princess Alia graduated with honours from the University of Jordan in 1977, obtaining a bachelor's degree in English literature.[2]
Life and activities
Princess Alia worked as registrar and artist with the British School of Archaeology under Crystal Benett OBE, and has been a member of Fakherelnissa' Zeid's Art Group since the 1980s. In her capacity as director of the Royal Stables of Jordan for the Preservation of the Arabian Horses, Princess Alia initiated the festival of the "Arabian Horse at Home" in 1988 (now a yearly event) and organized the Middle East Championships for Purebred Horses, Jordan. She has also founded the Princess Alia Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that is under the Ministry of Social Development in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Its stated motto is "Respect and Compassion towards Creation".[3] In that capacity, in 2011, she delivered the keynote address at the World Arabian Horse Association (WAHO) conference titled "The Relationship Between Horses and Humans in Today’s World," drawing clear parallels between animal welfare and human rights.[4]
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Affiliations:
- President of the Royal Jordanian Equestrian Federation since 1993
- Honorary President of the Jordanian Philatelic Society
- Honorary President of the Circassian Ladies' Welfare Society
- Honorary President of the Society for the Development and Welfare of Rural Women
- Honorary President of the Jordanian Meningitis Foundation and Caring for the Disabled from Meningitis
- Patron - Brooke Hospital for Animals, UK; Princess Alia Clinic Wadi Musa
- Governor - British Arab Horse Society
Princess Alia has held a 2 Dan Black Belt Tae Kwondo since 1987, and enjoys equestrianism,[1]horse breeding, judging of Arabian horses, collecting stamps, reading and sports in general. Equestrianism is a family passion; her sister, Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, is the current president of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) and a member of the International Olympic Committee.[5][6]
Notable published works
- Royal Heritage - the story of Jordan's Arab Horses (ISBN 0956417043), co-authored by Peter Upton.[7]
Marriage
Princess Alia married Liutenant-Colonel Nasser Wasfi Mirza on 12 April 1977 in the Raghadan Palace, and has one son from the marriage:
- HH Prince Hussein Mirza (born 12 February 1981).[8]
Alia and Mirza divorced in 1988.[9] She married Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh in Amman on 30 July 1988. They have two children:
- Talal Al-Saleh (b. 12 September 1989)
- Abdul Hamid Al-Saleh (b. 15 November 1992).[9]
Honours
National Honours
Jordan : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan [10]- Jordan : 1st class of Al-Hussein Decoration for Distinguished Contribution (5.2.2007) [10]
Foreign Honours
Japan : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown (10.3.1976) [10]
Norway : Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (4.4.2000) [10]
Spain : Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (18.3.1977) [10][11]
Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh's foreign honours
- Norway : Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (4.4.2000) [10]
- Spain : Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (18.10.1999) [10][12]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b "Briefs". Star-Times. April 1, 2001. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
Last year Princess Alia Bint Al Hussein Al Saleh daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan...
- ^ King Hussein, Princess Dina and Princess Alia
- ^ "Who We Are". Princess Alia Foundation.
- ^ Princess Alia bin Al Hussein. "The Relationship Between Horses and Humans in Today's World" (PDF). World Arabian Horse Association.
- ^ Review: Royal Heritage - the story of Jordan's Arab Horses, by HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein and Peter Upton | Horsetalk.co.nz
- ^ The Official Website of HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein
- ^ HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein and Peter Upton (July 2011). Royal Heritage - the story of Jordan's Arab Horses'. Medina Publishing.
- ^ Royal Ark
- ^ a b jordan3
- ^ a b c d e f g Royal Ark, Jordanian genealogy details
- ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
- ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
External links
- House of Hashim
- Jordanian princesses
- 1956 births
- Living people
- People educated at Millfield
- University of Jordan alumni
- People educated at Benenden School
- Grand Cordons of the Order of the Star of Jordan
- Grand Cordons of the Order of the Precious Crown
- Grand Crosses of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
- Dames Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic