Akef Al-Fayez

Akef Mithqal Al-Fayez (Arabic: عاكف مثقال الفايز, Akif Al Fayiz; 15 September 1922 – 8 April 1998) was a Jordanian politician born in Amman, Jordan. He held several ministerial positions and became speaker of the Jordanian Parliament for several sessions and a member of the Jordanian Senate.

Family and early life Akef was born and raised in Jordan to one of the most prominent political families the Al-Fayez, to the paramount leader of the Bani Sakher, Mithqal Al-fayez. He was the eldest son from his wife Adul Khair, daughter of Amman's 5th mayor Saeed Khair. He had 6 full brothers who also held various political seats in Jordan, from oldest to youngest are Zaid, Tayil, Talal, Trad, Mohammad, and Mansour Al-Fayez. Akef's own son Faisal Al-Fayez would later succeed him both as the paramount Sheikh of the Beni Sakher and as a political figure in Jordan and the Arab world as the Prime Minister of Jordan. Akef married multiple times, to Raya Al-Khayr, who bore him Faisal and Zein, to Yusra Al-Juqqa, who bore him Sultan, Malak, Ghassan, and Reem, to Nofe Al-Shaalan, with whom he had no children, and to Samiha Al-Majali, who bore him Zaid and Haya. Zaid died at the age of 31, leading to the adoption of his only daughter, Samiha Al-Fayez, by Princess Taghrid (Samiha Al-Majalli's daughter with Hazza' Al-Majali) and Prince Muhammad bin Talal.

Political career Akef enjoyed one of the most highly decorated political careers in Jordan, ranging from a variety of Ministerial offices and other high ranking politically influential offices. He held ministerial positions ten times and 2 Parliamentary positions, which are:

In the government of Ibrahim Hashem, formed on April 24, 1957, as Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Defense in an amendment to the government on October 22, 1957, In the government of Samir Al-Rifai, formed on May 18, 1958, he held the position of Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Construction.

Al-Watan Political Party On July 14, 1993, the Al-Watan Political Party has been legalized in Jordan by King Hussein, and Akef Al-Fayez was its leader. The party's ideology is Right of Center, Tribalist. The party was later combined with several other parties to form The National Constitutional Party.