Trad Al-Fayez

Trad Mithqal Al-Fayez (Arabic: طراد مثقال الفايز, Trad Al Fayiz; 31 December 1937 – 11 September 2024) 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.

His Excellency Trad Mithqal Sattam Al-Fayez
Born	31 December 1937
Died	September 11, 2024(2024-09-11) (aged 86)
Alma mater	The University of Oklahoma
Occupation	Politician
Children	6
Father	Mithqal Al Fayez
Relatives	Sattam Al-Fayez (Grandfather) Akef Al-Fayez Sami Al-Fayez

Early life and Personal life

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] Trad was the last surviving son of Mithqal, passing away on the night of the 11th of September, 2024.^[4] A three day funeral service was held in the Mithqal Pasha Al-Fayez Diwan, and was attended by a wide range of dignitaries and royalty from various parts of the Arab World.^[5]

Political career

• Minister of Agriculture of Jordan, 2002-2003^[2]
• Member of the Jordanian Senate, 2001-2003^[6]
• Member of the Jordanian Senate, 2003-2005
• Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt, 1998^[4]
• Jordanian Permanent representative to the Arab League, 1998^[4]
• 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

National

•  Jordan:
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence

Foreign

•  Qatar:
  • Order of Independence

See also

• Mithqal Al Fayez
• Al-Fayez

References

1. 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.
2. "M'alli Al Sayyid Trad Al Fayez". The Jordanian Senate (in Arabic).
3. "Talbieh Camp". UNRWA. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
4. محمد, كريمة (2024-09-12). "نعاه مجلس الأعيان في الأردن..من هو طراد مثقال الفايز وما سبب وفاته؟". قناة ومنصة المشهد. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
5. "استحقاقات دستورية قادمة في الأردن قبل نهاية 2024". رؤيا الإخباري. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
6. "Previous Councils". The Jordanian Senate.