Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein

Early life

After the loss of

Ali bin al-Hussein earned his high school diploma from Brummana High School in Lebanon, a BA in Economics from the University of Nottingham, and an MA in Economics from the University of Essex.

Political movement

Ali bin Al-Hussein remained an opponent of the rule of Iraqi dictator 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 Hussein.

On 28 October 2003, representing the Iraqi National Conference Bloc, Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein met Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa in Damascus. They agreed on viewpoints that included ending the occupation and forming an Iraqi government in a way that both satisfied the Iraqi people's aspirations and maintained Iraqi unity.^[3]

He had close ties to the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.^[4]

Death

Sharif Ali died in Amman, Jordan on 14 March 2022, at the age of 65.

Awards

• He was awarded the
  King of Rwanda, for his goal of establishing a way out of Iraq's political crisis and of ending the tragic ordeal of a people who lived under terror and tyranny.^{[citation needed}
  ]

• "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.[5]
• "I don't believe there is a military solution right now in Iraq for either side, for the Americans or the insurgents," he said. "We must start with negotiations."^[6]
• "There is no risk of a breakup of Iraq. There is no risk of a civil war."^[7]

See also

• List of Kings of Iraq
• Kingdom of Iraq
• History of Iraq

References