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Prince Ali bin Al Hussein
Born (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 (age 48)
Amman, Jordan
SpousePrincess Rym Al Ali
IssuePrincess Jalilah
Prince Abdullah
HouseHashim
FatherHussein of Jordan
MotherAlia Baha ud-din Toukan
Occupation
  • President of the JFA
  • President of the WAFF
  • Vice president of FIFA

Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan (Arabic: الأمير علي بن الحسين; born 23 December 1975) is the third son of King Hussein, and the second child of the king by his third wife, Queen Alia. He is also the half brother of King Abdullah II. He is a member of the Hashemite family, which has ruled Jordan since 1921 and claims to be descended from the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

In September 2015, Prince Ali announced his candidacy in the FIFA presidential election following Sepp Blatter's resignation.[1]

Early Life

Ali spent his summers in 1984-1986 at Camp Agawam in Raymond, Maine.

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 in Connecticut in 1993, where he excelled in wrestling.[2]

He entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. Ali was commissioned as an officer in December 1994 and was awarded the Brunei Medal for serving in Brunei. 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 in 1999.

Prince Ali is fluent in Arabic, English, and Circassian.[3]

In 1998 Prince Ali went on a publicized horseback journey to the Caucasus (Circassia), from Jordan through Syria and Turkey, to raise awareness of the Circassian diaspora worldwide. The trip traced (in reverse) the path of the mass exodus that brought the Circassians to Jordan.[4][5]

Career

In 1999, Prince Ali was asked to serve as commander of King Abdullah II′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 the National Centre for Security and Crisis Management. He is also the chairman of Jordan's Royal Film Commission.

Football

Prince Ali in 2012

Prince Ali is president of the Jordan Football Association. He is also the founder and president of the West Asian Football Federation, and under his presidency the membership has increased to 13 countries.

Prince Ali announced his candidacy for FIFA President, representing Asia, on 7 October 2010. Ali's campaign focused on change, football ideals, and uniting and raising the profile of Asian countries, within FIFA and generally.[6] Prince Ali won the election for the position of FIFA vice president, representing Asia (25 votes to 20 for his opponent Dr Chung Mong-joon) at the AFC Congress in Doha, Qatar, on 6 January 2011. As FIFA vice president, Prince Ali served as a member of both the FIFA Executive Committee and the AFC Executive Committee.

Prince Ali successfully championed the lifting of FIFA's ban on the hijab in women's football.[7]

Ali was one of a number of FIFA officials to call for the publication of the Garcia Report into allegations of corruption surrounding Russia and Qatar's bids for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.[8]

FIFA presidential campaigns

Ali lost the 2015 FIFA Presidency election to Sepp Blatter after resigning before second round voting took place. Blatter secured 60 more votes than Ali in the first round of voting, shy of the two thirds majority required to win in the first round, though with only a simple majority required in subsequent rounds Ali's defeat appeared to be inevitable.[9]

However, following Blatter's announcement in June 2015 that he would resign from the post of FIFA president amid the ongoing corruption scandal,[10][11] Ali announced in September 2015 that he would run for FIFA president again in the 2016 special election.[1] Ali finished third in the first round behind Gianni Infantino and Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, polling 27 votes. In the second round, Ali again finished third behind the aforementioned duo, garnering a greatly reduced total of 4 votes.[12][13]

Marriage and children

Jordanian royal family
List
Extended royal family
Noor and others
Queen Noor
Haya and others
Muna and others
Princess Muna
Alia
Firyal and others
Hassan and others
Basma
Nayef and others

On 23 April 2004 Prince Ali married Algerian-born Rym Brahimi, a former CNN journalist and daughter of the Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi, a former United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan. The marriage was publicly celebrated on 7 September 2004.[citation needed]

They have two children:

  • Princess Jalila bint Ali (born 16 September 2005)
  • Prince Abdullah bin Ali (born 19 March 2007)

Grades and honours [14]

Military grades

Prince Ali holds the rank of brigadier in the Jordanian Armed Forces.

Jordanian honours

Prince Ali holds the :

Foreign honours

Prince Ali holds following foreign decorations:

Ancestry

Family of Prince Ali bin Hussein
16. Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
8. Abdullah I of Jordan
17. Abdiya bint Abdullah
4. Talal of Jordan
18. Amir Nasser Pasha, Sharif of Mecca
9. Musbah bint Nasser
19. Dilber Khanum
2. Hussein of Jordan
20. Amir Nasser Pasha, Sharif of Mecca (= 18)
10. Jamal Ali bin Nasser, Sharif of Mecca, Governor of Hauran
21. Dilber Khanum (= 19)
5. Zein Al Sharaf
22. Shakir Pasha, Governor of Cyprus
11. Wijdan Shakir Pasha
1. Prince Ali bin Al Hussein
6. Sayyid Baha ud-din Toukan
3. Alia Baha ud-din Toukan
7. Hanan Hashim

References

  1. ^ a b "Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein confirms intention to run for FIFA president". ESPN FC. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Prince Ali turns 39". Jordan Times.
  3. ^ Princess Haya
  4. ^ Prince ali trip to kavkaz. YouTube. 6 November 2006.
  5. ^ "*The Prince and the 'Noble People' of the Caucasus*". angelfire.com.
  6. ^ "404 Not Found". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  7. ^ Abna.ir
  8. ^ "Fifa prosecutor Michael Garcia calls for World Cup report to be made public". The Guardian. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Sepp Blatter beats Prince Ali to be named FIFA president for 5th term". ESPN. 29 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president – as it happened". The Guardian. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president amid corruption scandal". BBC Sport. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  12. ^ Gianni Infantino becomes new FIFA president and promises to 'work with all of you to restore a new era'
  13. ^ "Gianni Infantino elected FIFA President" (Press release). FIFA. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  14. ^ Royal Ark
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