Prince Ali bin Hussein

This article is about the Jordanian prince. For other people with the same name, see Ali bin Hussein (disambiguation).
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein
Prince Ali in 2016
Born (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975 (age 48)
Amman, Jordan
Spouse
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(m. 2004)​
Issue
  • Princess Jalilah
  • Prince Abdullah
Names
Ali bin Al Hussein bin Talal bin Abdullah
HouseHashemite
FatherHussein of Jordan
MotherAlia Toukan
Occupation
  • President of the JFA
  • President of the WAFF
  • Vice president of FIFA

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]

  1. ^ "Statement from the Royal Hashemite Court". The Royal Hashemite Court. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016candidate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).