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.

Early life and personal life Al-Fayez was born in Amman in 1937 to Sheikh Mithqal Al-Fayez and Adul Khayr. He graduated from The University of Oklahoma in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science. 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. Trad was the last surviving son of Mithqal, dying on the night of 11 September 2024. 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.

Political career Minister of Agriculture of Jordan, 2002–2003 Member of the Jordanian Senate, 2003–2005 Jordanian ambassador to Egypt, 1998 Jordanian permanent representative to the Arab League, 1998 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

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Foreign Order of Independence