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{{Short description|Jordanian princess (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Princess Rym Ali
| image = PrincessRymJI1.jpg
| birth_name = Rym Brahimi
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1969}}
| birth_place = [[Cairo]], Egypt<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alumni.coventry.ac.uk/eulogies/2013-her-royal-highness-princess-rym-ali|title=2013-Her Royal Highness Princess Rym Ali – Coventry University|website=alumni.coventry.ac.uk|access-date=}}</ref>
| caption =
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Prince Ali bin Hussein]]|2004}}
| house = [[Hashemite]] (by marriage)
| issue = {{plainlist|
*Princess Jalila
*Prince Abdullah
}}
| father = [[Lakhdar Brahimi]]
| mother = Mila Bacic
}}
{{Jordanian Royal Family}}

'''Princess Rym Ali'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rhc.jo/en/media/news/statement-royal-hashemite-court-12|title=Statement from the Royal Hashemite Court|work=The Royal Hashemite Court|date=1 June 2023|accessdate=1 June 2023}}</ref> ([[née]] '''Rym Brahimi'''; born 1969) is the Algerian<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2004/04/28/princeali/ |title= Jordan's Prince Ali to wed CNN reporter |publisher= hellomagazine.com |accessdate= 23 October 2014}}</ref> 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 Minister for Foreign Affairs and senior UN official,<ref name="HashemiteKingdom">{{cite web| title=The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan| url=http://www.gilani.com.pk/kings/kingsjordan.htm| accessdate=2 November 2008| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207080422/http://www.gilani.com.pk/kings/kingsjordan.htm| archivedate=7 December 2008}}</ref> and Mila Bacic, who is of half-[[Croats|Croatian]] and half-[[Armenia]]n descent. She was raised in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Algeria]], and was educated in [[France]] and the [[United States]].

== Education ==
As Rym Brahimi, the Princess received a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in geography and an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in English literature at the [[Sorbonne University]] in Paris, graduating with honors in 1990; {{citation needed|date=November 2016}} a [[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]] in political science at the [[Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris]] in Paris in 1991;<ref>{{cite web | title=Board of Commissioners | work=Royal Film Commission (Jordan) | url=http://www.film.jo/pages.php?menu_id=12 | accessdate=28 November 2008 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> and a Master's degree from the [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]], concentrating on international reporting, in 1994.<ref name=Haya>{{cite web| title=Her Royal High Princess Rym Al Ali| work=HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein| url=http://www.princesshaya.net/bio_rym.htm |accessdate=2 November 2008| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917220027/http://www.princesshaya.net/bio_rym.htm| archivedate=17 September 2008}}</ref>

== Career ==
Prior to marrying [[Prince Ali bin Hussein|Prince Ali]], Princess Rym worked extensively for international broadcasters including [[CNN]], where she began as a producer in 1998 and later worked as a [[Baghdad]] correspondent from 2001 until 2004. She had developed her portfolio working for the [[BBC]], [[Dubai TV]], [[Bloomberg TV]], Radio Monte-Carlo Moyen-Orient and [[United Press International]]-UPI.

She has been the Executive Commissioner of the [[Royal Film Commission - Jordan|Royal Film Commission – Jordan]] since July 2005.<ref>{{cite web | title=Mr. Shigenobu Kato, Ambassador of Japan, delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony of the animation workshop on 27 January 2008 | work=Embassy of Japan in Jordan | url=http://www.jordan.emb-japan.go.jp/eng_release/eng_speech_cul_0801_anime.htm | accessdate=2 November 2008}}</ref>
She is the founder of the [[Jordan Media Institute]] (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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 September 2018|title=Founder|url=https://jmi.edu.jo/en/founder|access-date=19 February 2021|website=Jordan Media Institute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=New Projects Submitted to the IPDC | work=IPDC Bureau | url=http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/26311/1206464201304_Arab_region_and_Europe_2008.pdf/04%2BArab%2Bregion%2Band%2BEurope%2B2008.pdf | accessdate=28 November 2008}}</ref>
She is also the president of the Amman International Film Festival "AIFF" Awal Film since 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/curtains-go-amman-international-film-festival-awal-film-august-23|title=Curtains to go up on Amman International Film Festival-Awal Film on August 23|date=19 August 2020|website=Jordan Times}}</ref>

== Awards and honours ==
===National===
* {{flag|Jordan}}
**Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Star of Jordan]]<ref>[https://www.alamy.com/prince-ali-of-jordan-and-hrh-princess-rym-ali-arriving-to-the-storkyrkan-cathedral-for-the-wedding-of-crown-princess-victoria-of-sweden-and-daniel-westling-in-stockholm-sweden-on-june-19-2010-photo-by-mousse-nebinger-orbanabacapresscom-image397674078.html?imageid=1A43B3DF-28E6-4639-9813-80F640B32087&p=1366776&pn=1&searchId=0f0776622b4034c4231dde0666e65751&searchtype=0 Alamy]</ref>

=== Honours ===
*{{flag|France}}: Knight of the [[Legion of Honour|Order of Legion of Honour]] (20 September 2011)<ref>[https://www.clubpangloss.org/misphot.php?rep=mme/&nomfic=2012mai&sujet=Place+de+la+Jordanie+au+Moyen-Orient&an=Mai%202012&pays=&str=a%3A7%3A%7Bi%3A0%3Bs%3A21%3A%22Un+destin+particulier%22%3Bi%3A1%3Bs%3A19%3A%22Ambassade+de+France%22%3Bi%3A2%3Bs%3A6%3A%22Jerash%22%3Bi%3A3%3Bs%3A7%3A%22Al-Quds%22%3Bi%3A4%3Bs%3A22%3A%22Jordan+Media+Institute%22%3Bi%3A5%3Bs%3A41%3A%22P%C3%A8re+Hanna+Kildani+et+s%26oelig%3Bur+Noellie%22%3Bi%3A6%3Bs%3A37%3A%22P%C3%A9tra%2C+K%C3%A9rak%2C+Mer+Morte%2C+mosa%C3%AFques%22%3B%7D&n=5 Clubpangloss]</ref>
*{{flag|Norway}}: Grand Cross of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of Merit]] (2 March 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer |url=http://www.kongehuset.no/tildelinger.html?tid=28028&sek=27995 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=www.kongehuset.no |language=no}}</ref>
*{{flag|Portugal}}: Grand Officer of the [[Order of Prince Henry]] (5 April 2018)<ref>{{cite web|title=Portuguese President Honors HRH Princess Rym Ali|url=http://petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Site_Id=1&lang=2&NewsID=347981&CatID=-1}}</ref>
*{{flag|Sweden}}: Member Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Polar Star]] (15 November 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=State visit to Jordan |url=https://www.kungahuset.se/english/archive/news/2022-11-15-state-visit-to-jordan |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=www.kungahuset.se |language=en}}</ref>

=== 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 [[journalism]] 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=International Journalism Award to Princess Rym Ali|url=http://www.jmi.edu.jo/en/node/479|publisher=[[Jordan Media Institute]]|accessdate=19 May 2012|date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806080401/http://www.jmi.edu.jo/en/node/479|archivedate=6 August 2011}}</ref>
* In October 2012, she was awarded the Global Thinkers Forum 2012 Award for Excellence in Media for her exceptional work with the [[Jordan Media Institute]] (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 [[Jordan Media Institute]] (JMI).<ref>{{cite web|title=Princess Rym Ali Receives Honorary Degree from Coventry University|url=http://www.jmi.edu.jo/en/details/3030/Princess-Rym-Ali-Receives-Honorary-Degree-from-Coventry-University}}</ref>
* In November 2017, [[America Abroad]] Media Awarded their annual prize to Princess Rym Ali, for her significant role in [[New Media|media]], at the 5th annual "Power of Film" Awards in [[Washington DC]]. The award honors leaders whose work exemplifies the power of media to inform, educate and empower.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americaabroadmedia.org/person/princess-rym-ali|title=Princess Rym Ali | America Abroad Media|website=www.americaabroadmedia.org}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She and [[Prince Ali bin Hussein|Prince Ali]] live in [[Amman]] with their two children [[Princess Jalila bint Ali]] and [[Prince Abdullah bin Ali]].{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.jmi.edu.jo/en Jordan Media Institute]

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