Prince Ali was born on December 23rd 1975. He is the second child and only son from King Hussein's marriage to his third wife, Queen Alia. Ali has one older sister, Princess Haya and an adopted sister Abir. Ali also has 9 half siblings from his father's two previous marriages and his later marriage to his fourth wife (4 half brothers, 5 half sisters). Ali's mother Queen Alia died in a helicopter crash when he was just two months after his first birthday. A year later when he was three, Ali gained a stepmother in Queen Noor. Prince Ali is currently fifth in line to the Jordanian throne.
Ali began school at the Islamic Educational College in Jordan. He was then sent to Boarding School in the United Kingdom and graduated from Salisbury College. His favourite sport at school was wrestling.
After graduation Prince Ali attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. During this time he did military service in Brunei. Ali then returned to Jordan to serve in the Jordanian Special Forces. After this he went to America to study at Princeton University in New Jersey.
When he returned from Princeton, The Prince began serving as commander of King Abdullah II's (his half-brother) Special Security in the Royal Guards. In 2008 he left this position to establish and direct a National Centre for Security and Crisis Management.
Outside of the military Prince Ali is also chairman of the Royal Film Commission. He is also heavily involved with soccer and is the president of Jordan's Football Association as well as the West Asian Football Association. Ali has also served as Vice President of FIFA since 2011.
Prince Ali married Princess Rym (nee Brahimi) on April 23rd 2004. They held public wedding celebrations in September of the same year. They have two children;
1). Princess Jalila (16th September 2005)
2). Prince Abdullah (19th March 2007) - 6th in line to the throne
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