| House of ِAl-Fayez الفايز | |
|---|---|
| Noble House | |
| Parent house | Al Twaga (1377) of the Bani Sakher of Banu Tayy |
| Country |  Jordan |
| Etymology | Fayez Al-Tayy, considered the founder of the house |
| Place of origin | Arabia |
| Founded | c. 1610 |
| Founder | Fayez Al-Tayy |
| Current head | Faisal Al-Fayez |
| Titles | Conferred by the House of Osman:
Conferred by the House of Hashim:
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| Connected families | House of Saud House of Shaalan Al Khayr Family Ruwallah |
The House of Fayez (Arabic: الفايز or, colloquially: Al-Fayez, Alfayez, Al Fayez, Al Faiz, Al Fayiz) is a noble sheikhly Jordanian family that heads the major Jordanian clan Bani Sakher. The family's influence and prominence in the region was at its ultimate under Fendi Al-Fayez, who led the family in the 1840s and gradually became the leader of the entire Bani Sakher.[1] Fendi would rule large parts of Jordan and Palestine, including the ancient Kingdoms of Moab and Ammon, and parts of modern-day Saudi Arabia until the late 1860s when a series of battles with the Ottoman Empire decreased the family's resources and claimed a portion of its holdings. After Fendi, his young son Sattam led the tribe in a push to cultivate the lands and live a more sedentary lifestyle, then under Mithqal Alfayez as a permanent political power in modern Jordan.[2] The family was the largest owner of land in Jordan and owned portions of modern day Palestine, and Mithqal was the single largest owner of private land in the kingdom in 1922.[3] The Al-Fayez family is active in Jordanian and Arabian politics and is currently headed by former Prime Minister Faisal Al-Fayez.
- ^ Alon, Yoav (2016). The Shaykh of Shaykhs: Mithqal al-Fayiz and Tribal Leadership in Modern Jordan. Stanford University Press. pp. 8–11. ISBN 9780804799348.
- ^ Alon, Yoav. The Shaykh of Shaykhs: Mithqal Al-Fayiz and Tribal Leadership in Modern Jordan. Stanford University Press, 2016.
- ^ Warriner, Land Reform, p.160.