Education
Prince Ali began his primary education at the Islamic Educational College in Amman. He continued his studies in the United Kingdom and the United States and graduated from Salisbury School in Connecticut in 1993, where he excelled in the sport of wrestling.
He entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. Ali was commissioned as an officer in December 1994 and was awarded the Brunei Medal. Before continuing his studies in the United States, he served in the Jordanian Special Forces as a pathfinder, earning his military freefall parachute wings. He completed his undergraduate education at Princeton University in 1999.
Prince Ali is fluent in Arabic, English, and Circassian languages.
Prince Ali went in 1998 on a publicized horse-ride trip to the North Central and West Caucasus (Circassia) from Jordan through Syria and Turkey to raise awareness of the Circassian diasporas worldwide. The trip traced (in reverse) the path of the mass exodus that brought the Circassians to Jordan.
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