Princess Ghida Talal was born 11 July 1963 in Beirut, Lebanon, to Hany Salam and Raja'a Arab.

Princess Ghida attended school in Beirut at the College Protestant Francais[3] and graduated with the French and Lebanese baccalaureates.

She graduated with a joint bachelor's and master's degree and magna cum laude honors in international politics and economics from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Washington, D.C.[4] After university, she began a career in journalism, starting with a job as a researcher for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)[5] News in London.

Princess Ghida also directed research projects and produced many political and economic publications about Jordan.

King Abdullah II appointed Princess Ghida to represent Jordan as his special envoy at the United Nations General Assembly's High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), held in September 2011 in New York.

[19] Princess Ghida has a public page on Facebook[20] dedicated to raising awareness about the fight against cancer, and an account on Twitter.

BSFS/MSFS five-year joint degree program Master of Science in foreign service, magna cum laude (high honors) Bachelor of Science in foreign service, magna cum laude (high honors) area of concentration: international politics and economics, national security studies In addition to posts discussed above: Reported on the fall of Burj al Barajneh refugee camp, car bombings, inter-Shiite fighting and the hostage crisis.

Conducted interviews, covered press conferences, voiced over commentaries for news broadcasts and documentaries.