Prince Ali bin Al Hussein | |||||
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Born | Amman, Jordan | 23 December 1975||||
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House | Hashemite | ||||
Father | Hussein of Jordan | ||||
Mother | Alia Toukan | ||||
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Prince Ali bin Al Hussein[1] (Arabic: الأمير علي بن الحسين; born 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. 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 a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
In September 2015, Prince Ali announced his candidacy in the FIFA presidential election following Sepp Blatter's resignation.[2]
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