Fayek Farid was born in 1896 and died in November 1960 in Nablus, Palestine. He spent his life in Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria.

Fayek completed his primary and part secondary education in Nablus, then finished it at Sultani School in Beirut. He joined the Faculty of Medicine at the American University of Beirut, and did not complete his studies there because of his compulsory conscription in the Turkish army.

He was appointed an officer in the Turkish army, and after the end of the Turkish era, he joined the ranks of the resistance against the British and Zionist occupation, and was exiled to Egypt for a while, then he returned to Palestine, where he worked in trade with his father.

His house was blown up, arrested and exiled more than once, and was arrested in (1918) during the Balfour Declaration. He and his father were also arrested (1938). He was exiled to Jordan while his father was exiled to Lebanon, after announcing the partition of Palestine, participated in political life, as he was a prominent member of the National Committee in Nablus, and toured the Arab countries calling for the rescue of Palestine. He also fought electoral battles in Jordan as a representative of his people, and continued his struggle until he was arrested a last time in 1958, released, and remained in Nablus until his death.

He contributed to the formation of the Islamic Association and the national movement in Nablus.