Princess Rym Ali (

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Rym Brahimi; born 1969) is the Algerian wife of

Prince Ali bin Hussein Prince Ali bin Al Hussein (; 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 Abdullah II of Jordan, King Abdullah II. He is a memb ...

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, whom she married on 7 September 2004. She is a former journalist.

Early life

She is the daughter of

Lakhdar Brahimi Lakhdar Brahimi (Algerian Arabic, Algerian pronunciation: ; ; '; born 1 January 1934) is an Algerian United Nations diplomat who served as the United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria until 14 May 2014. He was Ministry of Foreign Aff ...

, former Algerian Minister for Foreign Affairs and senior UN official, and Mila Bacic, who is of half- Croatian and half-

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n descent. She was raised in the

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and

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

, and was educated in

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and the

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Education

As Rym Brahimi, the Princess received a BA in geography and an MA in English literature at the

Sorbonne University Sorbonne University () is a public research university located in Paris, France. The institution's legacy reaches back to the Middle Ages in 1257 when Sorbonne College was established by Robert de Sorbon as a constituent college of the Unive ...

in Paris, graduating with honors in 1990; a

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in political science at the

Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...

in Paris in 1991; and a Master's degree from the

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, concentrating on international reporting, in 1994.

Career

Prior to marrying Prince Ali, Princess Rym worked extensively for international broadcasters including

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, where she began as a producer in 1998 and later worked as a

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correspondent from 2001 until 2004. She had developed her portfolio working for the

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Dubai TV Dubai TV is an Emirati TV channel offered by the Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI). It replaced Emirates Dubai Television on 14 June 2004. Dubai TV broadcasts programmes predominantly in Arabic. The programming caters to family Arab audience speci ...

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, Radio Monte-Carlo Moyen-Orient and

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-UPI. She has been the Executive Commissioner of the

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since July 2005. She is the founder of the

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(JMI), a non-profit institution whose aim is to establish an Arab center of excellence for journalism education with a Master's program at its core and training-modules in parallel. She is also the president of the Amman International Film Festival "AIFF" Awal Film since 2017.

Awards and honours

National

* **Grand Cordon of the

Order of the Star of Jordan The Order of the Star of Jordan (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Urduni) or The Order of Hussein ibn Ali (Wisam al-Hussein ibn Ali) is an award and order of Jordan and is awarded for military or civil merit. It was founded in honour of his father, by King ...

Honours

*: Knight of the Order of Legion of Honour (20 September 2011) *: Grand Cross of the

Royal Norwegian Order of Merit The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (Norwegian: ''Den Kongelige Norske Fortjenstorden'' (Bokmål) or ''Den Kongelege Norske Fortenesteordenen'' (Nynorsk)) was instituted by King Olav V in 1985. It is awarded to foreigners, Norwegian citizens livin ...

(2 March 2020) *: Grand Officer of the

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(5 April 2018) *: Member Grand Cross of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden''), sometimes translated as the Royal Order of the North Star, is a Swedish order of chivalry created by Frederick I of Sweden, King Frederick I on 23 F ...

(15 November 2022)

Awards

* In April 2011, Princess Rym Ali received a prestigious award from the Columbia University School of Journalism. The Alumni Awards are presented annually for a distinguished

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career, an outstanding journalistic achievement, or a notable contribution to journalism education. * In July 2011, was awarded the "Best International Journalist" prize at the 32nd Ischia International Journalism Awards Ceremony, one of the most prestigious journalistic awards in Italy. * In October 2012, she was awarded the Global Thinkers Forum 2012 Award for Excellence in Media for her exceptional work with the

(JMI). * In November 2013, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the United Kingdom's

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for her contribution to the field of journalism and media, and her role in establishing the

(JMI). * In November 2017,

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Media Awarded their annual prize to Princess Rym Ali, for her significant role in

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, at the 5th annual "Power of Film" Awards in

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. The award honors leaders whose work exemplifies the power of media to inform, educate and empower.

Personal life

She and Prince Ali live in

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with their two children Princess Jalila bint Ali and Prince Abdullah bin Ali.

References

External links

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Jordan Media Institute
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Princess Rym Ali Princess Rym Ali (née Rym Brahimi; born 1969) is the Algerian wife of Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan, whom she married on 7 September 2004. She is a former journalist. Early life She is the daughter of Lakhdar Brahimi, former Algerian Min ...

Algerian emigrants to Jordan Algerian people of Armenian descent Algerian people of Croatian descent 1969 births Living people Jordanian people of Armenian descent Jordanian people of Croatian descent Sciences Po alumni Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni University of Paris alumni Recipients of the Order of The Star of Jordan Knights of the Legion of Honour Grand Officers of the Order of Prince Henry Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star House of Hashim Jordanian princesses by marriage