 He
is cousin to the late King Faisal II, his father is Sharif AlHussein bin
Ali, and his mother is Princess Badia, daughter of King Ali bin Hussein
I and aunt of the late King Faisal II. His grandfather was uncle to King
Faisal I and was Prince of Mecca until 1908.
Sharif
Ali bin AlHussein was born in Baghdad in 1956. He had a modern education
(Lebanese high school, British MA in economics)and a thorough understanding
of Islamic and Arabic cultures. At the same time Sharif Ali has remained
aloof from partisan Iraqi politics, neverfavoring one party over any other.
He has always kept an eye on events in the homeland, while maintaining
his unswerving opposition to tyrants, usurpers and puppets. He has
a very sound knowledge of Iraq’s modern history and its back-ground, and
has complete trust in the ability of the people to achieve salvation, recovery
and prosperity. |
