Tkiyet Um Ali (Arabic: تكية أم علي, romanized: Takiyyat ʾUmm ʿAlī) is a Jordanian non-governmental organisation founded by Princess Haya in honour of her late mother Queen Alia.
[1] It functions as a takiyya, which in the modern Arab world means a place or institution providing food assistance to people in need.
Originally conceptualised by Her Late Majesty Queen Alia more than 40 years ago, Tkiyet Um Ali (TUA) was founded in 2003 by Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein.
Tkiyet Um Ali is a food relief initiative primarily operating in the Arab world.
It is an NGO in Jordan that serves sustainable hot meals and provide humanitarian aid on a daily basis to the poor and needy within Jordanian society in all locations.