Alaa Arif Batayneh (Arabic: علاء عارف البطاينة; born 1969) is a Jordanian businessman and politician.
Currently, serves Director of His Majesty Abdullah II office Alaa Batayneh was born in Amman in 1969.
[1][5] He became the minister of public works and housing in a cabinet reshuffle on 23 February 2009, replacing Sahel Majali in the post.
[8] Batayneh's term ended on 30 March 2013, and he was succeeded by Malek Kabariti as minister of energy and mineral resources.
Alaa Batayneh married to Princess Rahma, the eldest daughter of Prince Hassan bin Talal, in July 1997.