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Ali bin Hussein (disambiguation)
Ali bin Hussein may refer to:*Ali ibn Husayn, Zainul Abideen , the fourth Shi'a Imam*Sharif Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz , the last Hashemite King of Hejaz and Sharif of Mecca...

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Prince Ali Bin al Hussein of Jordan (born on 23 December 1975) is the fourth son of the late King Hussein of Jordan

Hussein of Jordan

Hussein bin Talal was the third King of Jordan from the abdication of his father, King Talal, in 1952, until his death. Hussein's rule extended through the Cold War and four decades of Arab-Israeli conflict...

, and the second child of the king with his third wife, Queen Alia. Prince Ali is the 43rd generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Since 6 January 2011, he is the Vice President of FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

Education

Prince Ali began his primary education at the Islamic Educational College in Amman. He continued his studies in the United Kingdom and the United States and graduated from Salisbury School

Salisbury School

Salisbury School is an all-boys, private college-preparatory boarding school founded in 1901 and located in Salisbury, Connecticut. Its school newspaper is The Cupola. Its mascot is the Crimson Knight. The School's motto is Esse quam videri, which translates to To be rather than to seem to...

in Connecticut in 1993, where he excelled in the sport of wrestling.

He entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

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in the United Kingdom. Ali was commissioned as an officer in December 1994 and was awarded the Brunei Medal. Before continuing his studies in the United States, he served in the Jordanian Special Forces as a pathfinder, earning his military freefall parachute wings. He completed his undergraduate education at Princeton University

Princeton University

Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....

in 1999.

Prince Ali is fluent in Arabic, English, and Circassian

Adyghe language

Adyghe language , also known as West Circassian , is one of the two official languages of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation, the other being Russian. It is spoken by various tribes of the Adyghe people: Abzekh, Adamey, Bzhedugh; Hatukuay, Kemirgoy, Makhosh; Natekuay, Shapsigh; Zhane,...

languages.

Prince Ali went in 1998 in a famous horse-ride trip to the North Central and West Caucasus (Circassia

Circassia

Circassia was an independent mountainous country located in the Caucasus region of Eurasia and was the largest and most important country in the Caucasus. Circassia was located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea...

) from Jordan through Syria and Turkey to raise the issue of the Circassians diasporas world wide, and the trip represented a reverse of the mass exodus that brought the Circassians to Jordan and the diaspora, and Ali's goal was not a political but a human one; to open the door for any Circassians wishing to return to their homeland, to be able to do so freely, without the complications and problems that they are presently facing due to lack of organisation and barriers posed by people who wish to prevent the spiritual and physical unity of the Circassian nation.

Career

In 1999, Prince Ali was asked to serve as commander of King Abdullah II

Abdullah II of Jordan

Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein is the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah, whose mother is Princess Muna al-Hussein, is a member of the Hashemite family...

′s Special Security in the Royal Guards. He served in that capacity until 28 January 2008, when the king entrusted Prince Ali with establishing and directing a National Centre for Security and Crisis Management.

He is the Chairman of the Board of the Royal Film Commission and is the President of the Jordan Football Association

Jordan Football Association

The Jordan Football Association is the governing body of football in Jordan.-Affiliation:* FIFA* AFC* Union Arab de Football Federation* WAFF-External links:* * * at AFC site...

, he is also the founder and president of the West Asian Football Federation

West Asian Football Federation

The West Asian Football Federation , founded in 2001, is an association of the football playing nations in Western Asia. Its founding members are Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria....

, and under his presidency the membership increased to 13 countries.

Prince Ali announced his candidacy for the position of FIFA Vice President representing Asia on Thursday 7 October 2010. Prince Ali's campaign is not only about change and reinstating the ideals and values of football, it is about uniting all countries in Asia in the pursuit of a stronger and more prominent place for Asia within FIFA and the world of football.

Prince Ali launched on his website a campaign video message entitled "We are Asia: Taking Our Place" on 16 December 2010.
With this video message, Prince Ali aims to reach out to audiences across Asia and beyond, to explain why he is running for the position of FIFA Vice President representing Asia.
"I am running… because I believe I can connect all Asian countries, no matter the size, no matter the means, and help them live up to their full potential," said Prince Ali.
He added, "it is time for change… it is time to work together as one continent… united."
His Royal Highness announced his candidacy on 7 October 2010. Elections were held in Doha, Qatar at the AFC Congress on 6 January 2011.
Prince Ali presented in his candidacy program four pillars that define his vision and ideas for FIFA Vice President representing Asia:
Representation, Youth Development, Empowering Women, and Protecting the Game.

Prince Ali won the election for the position of FIFA VP representing Asia (25 votes to 20 for his opponent Dr. Chung Mong Joon) at the AFC Congress that was held in Doha, Qatar on 6 January 2011.

As the newly elected FIFA Vice President, Prince serves as a member of both the FIFA Executive Committee and the AFC Executive Committee.

Medals and awards

Prince Ali holds the Al-Nahda decoration of the first degree as well as a number of foreign decorations including the French Légion d'honneur

Légion d'honneur

The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...

, and the Order of the Rising Sun

Order of the Rising Sun

The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese Government, created on April 10, 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight from the rising sun...

of Japan.

He also holds the rank of a Brigadier

Brigadier

Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....

in the Jordanian Armed Forces.

Marriage and children

On 23 April 2004 Prince Ali married Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n-born Rym Brahimi

Princess Rym

Princess Rym Ali married to Prince Ali bin Al Hussein September 7, 2004. She is the daughter of Lakhdar Brahimi, former Algerian Minister for Foreign Affairs and senior UN official. She was raised in Great Britain and Algeria...

, a former CNN journalist and daughter of Lakhdar Brahimi

Lakhdar Brahimi

Lakhdar Brahimi is a veteran United Nations envoy and advisor. He retired from his duties at the end of 2005. Brahimi is a member of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor, the first global initiative to focus specifically on the link between exclusion, poverty and law...

, United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan. The marriage was publicly celebrated on 7 September 2004.
They have two children:

HRH Princess Jalilah bint Ali (born 16 September 2005)
HRH Prince Abdullah bin Ali (born 19 March 2007)

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