Эль-Карак
Majali was born in Al Karak, Emirate of Transjordan (now Jordan) in 1926. He received his medical degree from Syrian University in Damascus in 1949. He also holds a diploma of Laryngology and Otology from the Royal College of Physicians in London, which he obtained in 1953. He was awarded a fellowship by the American College of Surgeons in 1960. In 1974, he received the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from Hacettepe University.