Background
Leirjal Firyal Irshaid was born in 1945 in Jenin, the daughter of the late Farid Irshaid, a political leader who served as a Minister in the Government and in the Senate in Jordan. Her mother Farida is Chair of the Red Crescent Society in the Palestinian West Bank of Jordan.
Education
Princess Firyal attended Berzeit College. She studied for two years at the American College for Women in Beirut prior to her marriage. She resumed her studies and earned a bachelor"s degree from Columbia University School of General Studies in 1999.
Career
Married to Prince Muhammad bin Talal from 1964 to 1978, she is the mother of Prince Talal and Prince Ghazi. Princess Firyal is known as a socialite and philanthropist. Early life and education Princess Firyal will pursue her Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Religion at Columbia University.
The Princess was appointed a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Goodwill Ambassador in 1992.
Three years later, in 1995, she was appointed Special Advisor to the Director General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. In Jordan, Princess Firyal became active in relief work in refugee camps after the wars in the regions. She worked with nomadic Bedouin tribes and farmers to increase literacy, to establish family planning programs, and to encourage local crafts.
Princess Firyal launched the International Hope Foundation as part of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1994. The princess"s philanthropic positions and credentials include: Board of Directors of the United Nations Association in March, 2003 Board of Trustees of the International Rescue Committee based in New York< Dean"s Councils of Harvard University"s John F. Kennedy School of Government International Council at Columbia University Board of Trustees of the New York Public Library Trustee of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris International Council of the Tate in London Minister Plenipotentiary by the government of Jordan in May 2007 at the Jordanian Embassy as United States. Ambassador.
Membership
She is also a member of the International Best Dressed List since 1985.