Everything about Sharif Ali Bin Al-hussein totally explained
Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein (
Arabic: الشريف علي بن الحسين) was born in
1956, in
Baghdad,
Iraq as a member of the
Hashemite House. He is currently a
Pretender to the
Iraqi throne and the leader of the
Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy political party. Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein claims to be the legitimate heir to the position of
King of Iraq, based on his relationship to the last monarch, the late King
Faisal II.
Early life
After the loss of
Mecca, Sharif Ali's parents settled in Iraq where Badia's sister was queen consort and he was born in Iraq and his maternal first cousin was
Faisal II of Iraq, the last king of Iraq.
On
July 14,
1958, when Colonel
Abdul Karim Qassim took control of the Kingdom of Iraq by a
coup d'etat, the royal family was ordered to leave the palace in
Baghdad:
King Faisal II; Crown Prince
'Abd al-Ilah;
Princess Hiyam, Abdul Ilah's wife;
Princess Nafeesa, Abdul Ilah’s mother,
Princess Abadiya, the king’s aunt; and several servants. When all of them arrived in the courtyard they were told to turn towards the palace wall, and were all shot down by Captain Abdus Sattar As Sab’ a member of the coup led by Colonel
Abdul Karim Qassim.
Nuri as-Said the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Iraq was killed by supporters of Colonel
Abdul Karim Qassim on July 15,
1958.
Ali bin al-Hussein's mother Princess Badia the daughter of King Ali and aunt of King Faisal II, her husband Sharif AlHussein bin Ali and their three children, spent a month in the
embassy of
Saudi Arabia in Baghdad, whereupon the coup leaders insisted that they leave Iraq and travel to
Egypt on ordinary
passports. They eventually lived in
Lebanon and finally residing in
London where he built up a successful career in
investment banking.
Education
He earned his high school diploma from Broummana High School in
Lebanon and an MA in
economics from a university in the
United Kingdom.
Political movement
Ali bin Al-Hussein remained an opponent of the rule of
Saddam Hussein. In
1991, he quit his job managing investment funds and became a member of the
Iraqi National Congress which had the purpose of fomenting the overthrow of Iraqi dictator
Saddam Hussein.
On
October 28 2003, Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein representing the Iraqi National Conference Bloc met
Syria's Foreign Minister
Farouk al-Sharaa in
Damascus. They agreed on points of views that were similar including ending the occupation and forming the Iraqi government in such a way that satisfies both the Iraqi people's aspirations as well as maintaining Iraqi unity.
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He has succeeded in establishing himself as claimant in the international press, however his party obtained only 0.16% of the popular vote in the
2005 election. He has stated that the reason for the low turnout for his party was due to voter intimidation and lack of information. He claims his party wasn't able to get information out to the wider population including rural areas.
Awards
Quotes
"It would have been the perfect transition from dictatorship to democracy," he said. "It would have been a way to unite the country around a figure whose history transcended sect and ethnicity." In 2003, Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein said, he pressed American officials to bring him in as soon as Saddam Hussein fell.(External Link)
"I don't believe there's a military solution right now in Iraq for either side, for the Americans or the insurgents," he said. "We must start with negotiations." (External Link)
"The majority of the people welcome the return of the monarchy because they believe that the monarchy is the system that will guarantee the reunification of Iraqi society"
"We shouldn't open chapters of revenge, but we should open a chapter of justice"
"There is no risk of a breakup of Iraq. There is no risk of a civil war." (External Link)Further Information
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