Princess Rym al-Ali (

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Rym Brahimi; born 1969) is the Algerian wife of Prince Ali bin Hussein of

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

, whom she married on 7 September 2004.

Early life

She is the daughter of Lakhdar Brahimi, former Algerian Minister for Foreign Affairs and senior UN official, and Mila Bacic, who is of half-Croatian and half-Armenian descent. She was raised in Great Britain and Algeria, and was educated in France and the United States.

Education

* BA in geography and an MA in English literature at the Sorbonne University in Paris - graduated with honors in 1990 *

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in political science at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris in Paris in 1991 * Master's degree at Graduate School of Journalism, concentrating on international reporting -

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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, Bloomberg TV, Radio Monte-Carlo Moyen-Orient and

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-UPI. She has been the Executive Commissioner of the Royal Film Commission - Jordan 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

* 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. * On 20 September 2011, Princess Rym Ali was decorated with French Knight of the

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by French Ambassador to Jordan. * 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 Coventry University 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 media, 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. * On 5 April 2018, she was decorated as Grand Officer of the

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the Navigator by The Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for her efforts in the field of culture and intercultural exchange.

Personal life

She and Prince Ali live in

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

with their two children

Princess Jalila bint Ali Prince Ali bin Hussein ( ar, 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 I ...

and

Prince Abdullah bin Ali Prince Ali bin Hussein ( ar, 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 I ...

References

External links

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Jordan Media Institute
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