Faisal Al-Fayez | |
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| فيصل الفايز | |
 Al-Fayez in 2007 | |
| President of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2015 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah II |
| Preceded by | Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh |
| Prime Minister of Jordan | |
| In office 25 October 2003 – 5 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Abu al-Ragheb |
| Succeeded by | Adnan Badran |
| Speaker of theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 2010–2011 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah II |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hadi al-Majali |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Karim al-Doghmi |
| Head of theRoyal Hashemite Court | |
| In office 5 April 2005 – 16 November 2005 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah II |
| Preceded by | Yousef Al Dalabih |
| Succeeded by | Salem Al Turk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1952-12-20)20 December 1952 (age 72) |
| Spouse | Taroub Al Daoud |
| Children | 3 |
Faisal Akef Al-Fayez (Arabic:فيصل عاكف مثقال الفايز; born 20 December 1952) is a Jordanian politician who was the 34thPrime Minister ofJordan from 25 October 2003 to 6 March 2005. Additionally, Al-Fayez is the only person in Jordanian history who was aPrime Minister,President of the Senate,President of the House of Representatives, andHead of the Royal Hashemite Court. He took office following the resignation ofAli Abu al-Ragheb.[1][2] He previously served as Minister of Defense and is very close toKing Abdullah II.
Al-Fayez was educated at theCollege De La Salle,Amman, Jordan (1970) and then went on toCardiff University,United Kingdom, where he received a degree inpolitical science in 1978. In 1981, he attained hismaster's degree ininternational relations fromBoston University.[3]
Al-Fayez wasConsul at theEmbassy ofJordan inBrussels from 1979 until 1983.[citation needed] He then held the post of Assistant Chief of Royal Protocol at the Royal Court from February 1986 until 1995, when he was promoted to Deputy Chief of Royal Protocol at the Royal Court. Four years later, in 1999, he became Chief of Royal Protocol at the Royal Court.[citation needed]
In March 2003, Al-Fayez was appointed Minister and head ofthe Royal Hashemite Court.[4] He subsequently served asSpeaker 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 appointedPresident of the Senate on 25 October 2015, replacingAbdelraouf al-Rawabdeh in that position.[5] Al-Fayez was again appointed as the President of the Senate on September 27, 2020,[6] and a third time on the October 24th, 2024.[7][8]
In a royal letter of designation, Al-Fayez was tasked with acting on domestic, social, and economic reforms. This included increasing the level of freedom of the press and the public, social issues such as women and youth issues, and the lowering of the unemployment levels. Al-Fayez would trim down the cabinet from 29 members to 21, and his government would be the first in Jordanian history to have three women Cabinet Ministers.[9]
In 2004, Al-Fayez's economic reforms helped increase Jordan's GDP per capita by 9.17%, the largest increase in GDP per capita in one year for Jordan's economy since 1992.[10][11]
In January of that year, signed the multinational agreement for the second phase of theArab Gas Pipeline, the second phase was focused on extending the pipeline from Jordan's southern border in Aqaba to its northern border at Rehab at a total cost of $350 million, bringing the total cost of the project to $1.2 billion. Al-Fayez signed the agreement alongsideRafiq Al-Hariri,Atef Obeid, andMohammad Al Otari.[12]
Faisal Al-Fayez has received a number of Jordanian decorations throughout his career:
In 1987, he was named Officer of the Order ofOrder of Independence (Order of Al-Istiqlal), and was promoted to the rank of Grand Officer in 1995.
In 2000, he received the Grand Cordon of theOrder of the Star of Jordan (Order of Al-Kawkab Al-Urduni).
Al-Fayez was born inAmman toSheikh Akef Al-Fayez. He is married and has three children.[5]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Jordan 2003–2005 | Succeeded by |
