Princess Alia bint Hussein
| Princess Alia | |
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| Born |
13 February 1956 Amman, Jordan |
| Spouse |
Nasser Wasfi Mirza (m. 1977; div. 1988) Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh (m. 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 |
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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.
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.
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". 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.
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