Ali Almrayatee holds an M.A. in International Relations and Global Security from American Military University. He is a former combat interpreter for the U.S. Armed Forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He later worked as a senior security advisor to the Iraqi Parliament, contributing to the rescue of U.S. hostages in 2016 and the battle against ISIS, and as a counterterrorism intelligence asset for U.S. government agencies, helping to disrupt scores of terrorist plots worldwide. He also served as a diplomat in Iraq and Turkey, focusing on international security, extremism, hybrid warfare, and geopolitical affairs.
