Princess Alia bint Hussein





































Princess Alia bint Hussein
Born
(1956-02-13) 13 February 1956 (age 63)
Amman, Jordan
Spouse
Nasser Wasfi Mirza
(m. 1977; div. 1988)



Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh (m. 1988)
Issue Hussein Mirza
Talal Al-Saleh
Abdul Hamid Al-Saleh
House Hashemite
Father Hussein of Jordan
Mother Dina bint Abdul-Hamid
Religion Islam









Princess Alia bint Hussein (born 13 February 1956) is the eldest child of King Hussein of Jordan from his first wife, Sharifa Dina bint Abdul-Hamid.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Education


  • 2 Marriage


  • 3 Life and activities


  • 4 Notable published works[9]


  • 5 Honours


    • 5.1 National honours


    • 5.2 Foreign honours




  • 6 Ancestry


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





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, England, until 1968, after spending one year at Benenden School in Kent (1969–70), and obtaining her A-Levels in Arabic, English, and French from Millfield School in Somerset, England, in 1972. Princess Alia graduated with honours from the University of Jordan in 1977, obtaining a bachelor's degree in English literature.[2]



Marriage


Princess Alia married Lieutenant-Colonel Nasser Wasfi Mirza on 12 April 1977 in the Raghadan Palace, and has one son from the marriage:


  • Hussein Mirza (born 12 February 1981)[3]

Alia and Mirza divorced in 1988.[4] 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)[4]



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 organised the Middle East Championships for Purebred Horses, Jordan. She has also founded the Princess Alia Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that is under the Ministry of Social Development in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Its stated motto is "Respect and Compassion towards Creation".[5] 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.[6]


Princess Alia has held a 2 Dan Black Belt Taekwondo 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.[7][8]



Notable published works[9]




  • The Arabian Horse of Egypt (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISBN 9774163486), co-authored by Sharifa Sarra Ghazi.[10]


  • Royal Heritage: The Story of Jordan's Arab Horses (
    ISBN 0956417043), co-authored by Peter Upton.[11]


  • Small Miracles: The Story of the Princess Alia Foundation (
    ISBN 0956417086), co-authored by Cynthia Culbertson.[12]



Honours



National honours




  •  Jordan: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan[13]


  •  Jordan : 1st class of Al-Hussein Decoration for Distinguished Contribution (5 February 2007)[13]



Foreign honours




  •  Japan: Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown (10 March 1976)[13]


  •  Norway: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (4 April 2000)[13]


  •  Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (18 March 1977)[13][14]



Ancestry


.mw-parser-output table.ahnentafel{border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;line-height:130%}.mw-parser-output .ahnentafel tr{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ahnentafel-t{border-top:#000 solid 1px;border-left:#000 solid 1px}.mw-parser-output .ahnentafel-b{border-bottom:#000 solid 1px;border-left:#000 solid 1px}





References





  1. ^ ab "Briefs". Star-Times. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2010. Last year Princess Alia Bint Al Hussein Al Saleh daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan...
    [dead link]


  2. ^ King Hussein, Princess Dina and Princess Alia


  3. ^ Royal Ark


  4. ^ ab jordan3


  5. ^ "Who We Are". Princess Alia Foundation.


  6. ^ Princess Alia bin Al Hussein. "The Relationship Between Horses and Humans in Today's World" (PDF). World Arabian Horse Association.


  7. ^ Review: Royal Heritage – the story of Jordan's Arab Horses, by HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein and Peter Upton | Horsetalk.co.nz


  8. ^ The Official Website of HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein Archived 22 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine


  9. ^ Amazon


  10. ^ HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein and Sharifa Sarra Ghazi (15 April 2010). The Arabian Horse of Egypt. The American University in Cairo Press.


  11. ^ HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein and Peter Upton (30 March 2011). Royal Heritage: The Story of Jordan's Arab Horses. Medina Publishing Ltd.


  12. ^ HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein and Cynthia Culbertson (24 May 2014). Small Miracles: The Story of the Princess Alia Foundation. Medina Publishing Ltd.


  13. ^ abcde Royal Ark, Jordanian genealogy details


  14. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado




External links


  • Princess Alia Foundation



-

Popular posts from this blog

Italian cuisine

Image
"Italian restaurant" redirects here. For the television series, see Italian Restaurant. Some typical Italian gastronomic products in a window display in Imola Pizza is one of the world's most popular foods and a common fast food item Part of a series on the Culture of Italy History People Languages Traditions Mythology and folklore Mythology folklore Cuisine Festivals Religion Art Literature Music and performing arts Music Media Television Cinema Sport Monuments World Heritage Sites Symbols Flag Coat of arms Italy portal v t e Italian cuisine History Ancient Roman cuisine Medieval cuisine Early modern cuisine Contemporary cuisine Regional cuisines Apulian cuisine Lombard cuisine Neapolitan cuisine Roman cuisine Sicilian cuisine Venetian cuisine Cuisine of Abruzzo Cuisine of Sardinia Lists Chefs Dishes Pas...
Read more

Bulgarian cuisine

Image
Part of a series on Bulgarians .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} българи Culture Literature Music Art Cinema Names Cuisine Dances Costume Sport Public holidays in Bulgaria By country Albania Australia Canada Czechoslovakia Greece New Zealand Romania Serbia South America Turkey Ukraine United States Bulgarian citizens France Germany Hungary Italy Lebanon Lithuania Macedonia Spain United Kingdom Subgroups Anatolian Balkanian Banat Bulgarians Bessarabian Bulgarian Dobrujans Macedonian Ruptsi Balkandzhii Pomaks (Bulgarian Muslims) Thracian Shopi/Torlaks Şchei Religion Bulgarian Orthodox Church Islam Catholic Church Protestant denominations Language Bulgarian Dialects Banat Bulgarian Other List of Bulgarians People of Bulgarian descent v t e Tarator is a cold soup made of yogurt, water, minced cucumber, dill, garlic, and sunflower or olive oil (Chips are...
Read more

Carrot

Image
Root vegetable, usually orange in color This article is about the cultivated vegetable. For other uses, see Carrot (disambiguation). Carrot Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Eudicots Clade : Asterids Order: Apiales Family: Apiaceae Genus: Daucus Species: D. carota Subspecies: D. c. subsp. sativus Trinomial name Daucus carota subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Schübl. & G. Martens The carrot ( Daucus carota subsp. sativus ) is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist. [1] Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild carrot, Daucus carota , native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds. The most commonly eaten part of the plant is the taproot, although the stems and leaves are eaten as well. The domestic carrot ha...
Read more