What key details about ali al-ahmed can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: ali abbas al-ahmed -lrb- , gulf pronunciation : ; born 1966 , is a saudi analyst focusing on the politics of the gulf region : including terrorism , islamic movements , wahhabi islam , saudi political history , saudi-american relations , and the history of the al-saud family . he is the founder and director of the institute for gulf affairs -lrb- formerly the saudi institute -rrb- , an independent think tank in washington , d.c. focused on providing analyses and disseminating information on political issues in the gulf region and particularly saudi arabia , and u.s.-gulf relations . iga also convenes conferences , conducts independent research and investigations , and works with the media and policymakers to fosters a deeper understanding of the gulf countries by providing them with up-to-date and exclusive information and connecting them with reliable analysts . he has been invited to speak by princeton university , amnesty international , the hudson institute , american enterprise institute and meridian international center . as a journalist , al-ahmed exposed major news stories such as the pentagon 's botched translation of the 9-11 bin laden tape in december 2001 . he also discovered the video of daniel pearl 's murder . he has testified before congress on several occasions on the issue of civil rights and religious freedom in the middle east . he has authored reports on saudi arabia regarding religious freedom , torture , press freedom , and religious curriculum .
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- birth date is 1966- name is ali abbas al-ahmed - image size is 200px- birth place is al-khobar , saudi arabia- occupation is political activist , public speaker , scholar , writer