Prince Ali bin Hussein

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Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein
FIFA Vice-President Prince Ali bin Al Hussein during the International Sport Security Conference in Doha
Born (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 (age 48)
Amman, Jordan
SpouseRym Brahimi
IssuePrincess Jalilah
Prince Abdullah
HouseHouse of Hashim
FatherHussein of Jordan
MotherAlia al-Hussein
OccupationPresident of the JFA
President of the WAFF
Vice President of FIFA
This article concerns the Jordanian prince. For other uses, see Ali bin Hussein (disambiguation).

Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan (Arabic: الأمير علي بن الحسين; born on 23 December 1975) is the third son of King Hussein of Jordan, and the second child of the king by his third wife, Queen Alia. Prince Ali is claimed to be the 43rd generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Mohammad.[1][2] Since 6 January 2011, he has been the Vice President of FIFA for Asia.[3]

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 the sport of wrestling.[4]

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. 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.[5]

In 1988 Prince Ali went on a publicized horse-ride trip to the North Central and West Caucasus (Circassia) from Jordan through Syria and Turkey to raise awareness of the Circassian diasporas worldwide. The trip traced (in reverse) the path of the mass exodus that brought the Circassians to Jordan.[6][7]

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 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. 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 the position of FIFA Vice President representing Asia on Thursday 7 October 2010. Ali's campaign focused on change, football ideals, and uniting and raising the profile of Asian countries, within FIFA and generally.[8]

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.

Prince Ali successfully championed the lifting of FIFA's ban on the hijab in women's football.[9]

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.[10]

In January 2015, It was announced that Prince Ali will challenge Sepp Blatter for the leadership of FIFA.[11]

Grades and honours

Military grades

He holds the rank of a Brigadier in the Jordanian Armed Forces.

Jordanian honours

Prince Ali holds the :

Foreign honours

Prince Ali holds a number of foreign decorations including the French Légion d'honneur, and the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan.

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 Lakhdar Brahimi, United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan. The marriage was publicly celebrated on 7 September 2004.[1][2] They have two children:

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

References

  1. ^ a b HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein. "HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein". Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b Christopher Buyers. "Jordan: Al-Hashimi Dynasty". Royal Ark. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  3. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9341291.stm Via BBC News
  4. ^ "Prince Ali turns 39". Jordan Times.
  5. ^ http://www.princesshaya.net/bio_ali.htm Via HRH Princess Haya Website
  6. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0NzudbT5LU Via YouTube (Video about Tracking the Journey of Prince Ali over the Horses to Circassia)
  7. ^ http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/Royaltyandstuff2/Ali2.html Via Angelfire
  8. ^ "404 Not Found". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  9. ^ ABNA News http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=300575
  10. ^ "Fifa prosecutor Michael Garcia calls for World Cup report to be made public". The Guardian. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Prince Ali to challenge Sepp Blatter for Fifa presidency". BBC Sport. 5 January 2015.

External links

Royal titles
Preceded by Line of succession to the Jordanian throne
5th position 		Succeeded by

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