Princess Alia bint Hussein of Jordan is the eldest child of King Hussein of Jordan from his first wife, Sharifa Dina bint "Abdu"l-Hamid.
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, United Kingdom, until 1968, after spending one year at in Kent, United Kingdom (1969-1970), and obtaining her A levels in Arabic, English and French from Millfield School in Somerset, United Kingdom, in 1972. Princess Alia graduated with honours from the University of Jordan in 1977, obtaining a bachelor"s degree in English literature.
Career
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.
Affiliations: President of the Royal Jordanian Equestrian Federation since 1993 Honorary President of the Jordanian Philatelic Society Honorary President of the Circassian Ladies" Welfare Society Honorary President of the Society for the Development and Welfare of Rural Women Honorary President of the Jordanian Meningitis Foundation and Caring for the Disabled from Meningitis Patron - Brooke Hospital for Animals, United Kingdom, Princess Alia Clinic Wadi Musa Governor - British Arab Horse Society Princess Alia has held a 2 Dan Black Belt Tae Kwondo since 1987, and enjoys equestrianism,horse breeding, judging of Arabian horses, collecting stamps, reading and sports in general. Honours National Honours Foreign Honours Sayyid Mohammed First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Saleh"s foreign honours.
Membership
Princess Alia worked as registrar and artist with the British School of Archaeology under Crystal Benett Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and has been a member of Fakherelnissa" Zeid"s Art Group since the 1980s.