[1] His grandfather is the former Emir of Qatar, Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani.
[3] Following his criticisms about the crisis between Qatar and the neighbouring countries on his official Twitter account in September 2017, the Qatari ruler, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, allegedly seized the bank accounts of Abdullah bin Ali.
[4][5] On 18 September 2017, Abdullah bin Ali was called the legitimate heir to the throne in an op-ed by Khaled M. Batarfi in Saudi Gazette.
[6] In January 2018, Abdullah bin Ali released a video arguing that he had been detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against his will.
[7] He was visiting Abu Dhabi as a guest of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.