Princess Alia Tabbaa

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Princess Alia Tabbaa
Born (1964-09-15) 15 September 1964 (age 55)
Amman, Jordan
Spouse
Prince Faisal bin Hussein
(m. 1987;div. 2008)
Issue Princess Ayah
Prince Omar
Princess Sara
Princess Aisha
House Hashemite (by marriage)
Father Sayyid Tawfik Al-Tabbaa
MotherLamia Addem

Princess Alia Tabbaa [1] (born 15 September 1964) is the former wife of Prince Faisal bin Hussein.

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She is the daughter of Sayyid Tawfik Al-Tabbaa and Lamia Addem. Her father was a well-known and respected Jordanian businessman and the founder and president of the Royal Jordanian Airlines.[ citation needed ]

Alia and Faisal have four children together:

Alia studied at The Ahliyyah School for Girls, in Amman, Jordan during her school years. She subsequently attended the University of Sussex, where she studied International Relations.

She is currently the president of the Promise Welfare Society. She is also the president of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, and as of 2006 became the president of the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, following Queen Noor of Jordan.

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References

  1. "AT A GLANCE: Princess Alia Tabbaa inaugurates childcare centre". Jordon Times . 23 February 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  2. Boletín Oficial del Estado