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Trad Mithqal Al-Fayez (Arabic: طراد مثقال الفايز, Trad Al Fayiz; 31 December 1937) is a Jordanian politician born in Amman, Jordan. He was the minister of Agriculture, an ambassador of Jordan to multiple countries, and a member of the Jordanian senate.
Trad Mithqal Sattam Al-Fayez | |
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| Born | 31 September 1937 |
| Alma mater | The University of Oklahoma |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Children | 6 |
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| Relatives | Sattam Al-Fayez (Grandfather), Akef Al-Fayez (Brother), Sami Al-Fayez (Brother) |
Early life edit
Al-Fayez was born in Amman in 1937 to Sheikh Mithqal Al-Fayez and Adul Khayr.[1] He graduated from The University of Oklahoma in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science.[2] In 1967, following the Arab defeat in the Six-Day War, a wave of Palestinian refugees from the West Bank were to be resettled in Jordan, Trad, alongside his brothers Akef and Talal donated 130,000 square meters of land in the main urban center of Al-Jizah to host the refugees where the Talbieh Camp stands today.[3]
Political career edit
- Minister of Agriculture of Jordan, 2002-2003[2]
- Member of the Jordanian Senate, 2001-2003[4]
- Member of the Jordanian Senate, 2003-2005
- Jordanian Ambassador to Qatar, 1993-1997
- Jordanian Ambassador to Lebanon,1997-1998
- Secretary General of the Ministry of Media, 1988
- Media Advisor to the Prime Minister, 1986-1988
Honours edit
National edit
Foreign edit
Qatar:
- Order of Independence
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Alon, Yoav (2016). The shaykh of shaykhs Mithqal al-Fayiz and tribal leadership in modern Jordan. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780804799348.
- ^ a b "M'alli Al Sayyid Trad Al Fayez". The Jordanian Senate (in Arabic).
- ^ "Talbieh Camp". UNRWA. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Previous Councils". The Jordanian Senate.