Ali Idow Hassan (Arabic: علي إيدو حسين born 1 July 1998) is a Somali middle distance runner who has competed at multiple Olympic Games.

He was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games in the men's 1500 metres.

[1][2] He was granted an audience with then Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed at the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu along with the Minister of Youth and Sports of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamse Said Hamse, prior to the event.

[3] He was given the honour of being a flag bearer for his nation in the Olympics opening ceremony.

[4] He ran a personal best in the 1500m in Tokyo, as he finished tenth in his heat in a time of 3.43:96.