Ali Alyami is the executive director and founder of the

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, based in

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Ali Alyami was born and raised in

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. In 1967, he emigrated to the

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on an

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. He received an M.A. from

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, and a PhD from the Claremont Graduate University. He has worked for the

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, the Saudi Institute in

, and the American Friends Service Committee in

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. In 2004, he founded the Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Alyami has also delivered expert testimony, before the US Congressional Human Rights Conference, about human rights in his home country Saudi Arabia.Board of Directors:Dr. Ali Alyami, Executive Director
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