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| Princess Alia bint Al Hussein | |
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| Spouse | Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh (m. 1988) Nasser Wasfi Mirza (m. 1977, div. 1988) |
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| HH Prince Hussein Mirza Talal Al Saleh Abdul Hamid Al Saleh |
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| Father | King Hussein |
| Mother | Sharifa Dina bint 'Abdu'l-Hamid |
| Born | 13 February 1956 Jordan |
Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of Jordan was born on 13 February 1956 to King Hussein of Jordan and his first wife, Sharifa Dina bint 'Abdu'l-Hamid.
Education
Princess Alia received her primary education in Amman, attending Ahliyyah School for Girls and Rosary College. 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 bachelors degree in English literature.
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 Horse, Princess Alia initiated the festival of the "Arabian Horse at Home" in 1988 (now a yearly event). She also organized the Middle East Championships for Purebred Horses, Jordan.
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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 & Welfare of Rural Women
- 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, horse breeding, judging (Arabian horses), collecting stamps, reading and sports in general.
Marriage
Princess Alia was first married to Nasser Wasfi Mirza (1977-88) and has one son, HH Prince Hussein Mirza, born 12 February 1981. She then married Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh, brother-in-law of her half-sister Princess Zein, in 1988, and they have two sons, Talal Al Saleh and Abdulhamid Al Saleh.
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