Timoor Daghistani

Timoor Daghistani (born 4 January 1949, Baghdad) served as the Jordanian ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Biography Son of Major-General Ghazi al-Daghistani, CVO, former ADC to King Faisal II of Iraq, and paternal grandson of Fieldmarshal Muhammad Fadhil al-Daghistani.

Education Bethany School, Goudhurst, Kent. Staff College, Camberley. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Career 2nd-Lieutenant of the Jordan Arab Army. Director of Training Armoured Corps. Assistant Military Attaché, Washington D.C. (1980-1983) [retired 1986]. Assistant Director of the Information Bureau, Washington D.C. (1986-1993). Ambassador to Spain (1994-1999). Ambassador at the Court of St James's (since 1999).

His military grade is Colonel.

Personal life

He was married to Princess Basma bint Talal of Jordan in Amman, on 2 April 1970. They had two children together: Farah Daghistani (born 25 March 1972) and Ghazi Daghistani (born 21 July 1974)

In the late 1970s, they divorced.

Honours Order of the Jordanian Star 1st Class Order of Independence 1st Class

Foreign Honours

Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order [GCVO] (United Kingdom, 6.11.2001). Member of the Royal Order of the Intare (Rwanda). Order of the Sacred Treasure !st Class (Japan). Al Merito Civil 1st Class (Spain). Military order of St George 3rd Class (Tonga)