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| Spouse | Prince Ali bin Al Hussein |
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| Princess Jalila Prince Abdullah |
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| Father | Lakhdar Brahimi |
Princess Rym Ali (born in Egypt Rym Brahimi in 1969) married to Prince Ali bin Al Hussein September 7, 2004. She is the daughter of Lakhdar Brahimi, former Algerian Minister for Foreign Affairs and senior UN official.[1] She was raised in Great Britain and Algeria. She was educated in France and the United States.
She and Prince Ali live in Amman with their two children Princess Jalila and Prince Abdullah.
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Earlier in her career she worked at United Nations Bureaus of the BBC World Service, the United Press International, Dubai TV, Bloomberg International, Radio Monte Carlo Moyen Orient and CNN (London).
She has been the Executive Commissioner of the Royal Film Commission of Jordan since 2006.[4]
She is the founder of the Jordan Media Institute (JMI) http://www.jmi.edu.jo/en, a non-profit body whose aim is to establish an Arab Center of Excellence for Journalism Education with a Masters’ programme at its core.[5]
Princess Rym Ali received a prestigious Award from the Columbia University School of Journalism in April 2011. The Alumni Awards are presented annually for a distinguished journalism career, or an outstanding journalistic achievement or a notable contribution to journalism education.
In July 2011, she has also been awarded the “Best International Journalist” prize at the 32nd Ischia International Journalism Awards Ceremony, one of the most prestigious journalistic awards in Italy.
On September 20, 2011, Princess Rym Ali was decorated with French Knight of the Legion of Honor by French Ambassador to Jordan.