Rym brahimi biography

Princess Rym Ali

Jordanian princess (born )

Princess Rym Ali[2] (néeRym Brahimi; born ) is the Algerian[3] wife of Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan, whom she married on 7 September She is a former journalist.

Early life

She is the daughter of Lakhdar Brahimi, former Algerian Minister for Foreign Affairs and senior UN official,[4] and Mila Bacic, who is of half-Croatian and half-Armenian descent.

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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 BA in geography and an MA in English literature at the Sorbonne University in Paris, graduating with honors in ; [citation needed] a MPhil in political science at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris in Paris in ;[5] and a Master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, concentrating on international reporting, in [6]

Career

Prior to marrying Prince Ali, Princess Rym worked extensively for international broadcasters including CNN, where she began as a producer in and later worked as a Baghdad correspondent from until 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 since July [7] 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.[8][9] She is also the president of the Amman International Film Festival "AIFF" Awal Film since [10]

Awards and honours

National

Honours

Awards

  • In April , 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 , was awarded the "Best International Journalist" prize at the 32nd Ischia International Journalism Awards Ceremony, one of the most prestigious journalistic awards in Italy.[16]
  • In October , she was awarded the Global Thinkers Forum Award for Excellence in Media for her exceptional work with the Jordan Media Institute (JMI).
  • In November , 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).[17]
  • In November , America Abroad Media Awarded their annual prize to Princess Rym Ali, for her significant role in 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.[18]

Personal life

She and Prince Ali live in Amman with their two children Princess Jalila bint Ali and Prince Abdullah bin Ali.[citation needed]

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