Prince Feisal bin Al-Hussein of Jordan

Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein (; born 11 October 1963) is a Jordanian prince who is a son of King Hussein and Princess Muna, and the younger brother of King Abdullah II. Periodically he has served as regent during his brother's absences abroad. He was early schooling in Amman, Faisal was sent in 1970 to his mother's native United Kingdom where he attended St. Edmund's School in Hindhead, England. In the following year, he moved to the United States where he attended the Bement School in Deerfield, Massachusetts for the next two years. He then moved schools again, this time to Eaglebrook School, also in Deerfield. In 1978, Faisal commenced his high school education at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., from which he graduated in 1981. His initial university education was at Brown University from which he graduated in 1985 with a ScB degree in electrical engineering. The prince also earned a master's degree in management from the London Business School in 1988. During his university years, Faisal took flying lessons and obtained a private pilot's license.

Military service Prior to graduating from Brown University, Faisal served in the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF), where he received helicopter training. In the summer of 1985, he gained his RJAF wings and then underwent officer training with the Royal Air Force at Cranwell. Remaining at Cranwell, he did his RAF Basic Flying Training in 1986 before moving to RAF Valley where he completed Advanced Flying Training on jets and received his RAF wings in 1987. Later that year, Feisal completed further flying training at the Tactical Weapons Unit, at Chivenor in Devon.

In 2019, he was elected on to the IOC's executive board and is, as of 2023, Chair of the IOC's Safeguarding Working Group, Chair of the Prevention of Harassment and Abuse in Sport Working Group and Vice Chair of the Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commission. Faisal has also been a member of the Olympic Council of Asia's executive board since 2007, through his role as their Peace Through Sport Committee chair, while he is an Ex Officio Member of the Association of National Olympic Committees’ Executive Council due to his position as Chair of the Gender Equity Commission. In September 2024, he was announced as one of seven candidates in the running to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president. He received just two votes at the 144th IOC Session in March 2025, with Kirsty Coventry winning the election.

From time to time, he has served as regent while his brother the king was out of the country. Faisal was then married to Sara Bassam Qabbani. They were engaged on 20 March 2010 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and were married on 24 May 2010. Faisal and Sara were divorced on 14 September 2013. The couple had no children together.

On 4 January 2014, Faisal married Jordanian radio presenter Zeina Lubbadeh, daughter of businessman Fares Lubbadeh. The wedding ceremony was held at her parents' home in Amman, Jordan.

Honours National honours

Special Grand Cordon of the Order of the Cloud and Banner Commander of the Legion of Merit