Ali AlQarni

Ali AlQarni
علي القرني
AlQarni in 2023
Born	March 1992 (age 32) Sabt Al-Alaya, Balqarn, 'Asir Province, Saudi Arabia
Status	Active
Space career
Time in space	9 days, 5 hours and 27 minutes
Selection	2023
Missions	Axiom Mission 2

Ali AlQarni (Arabic: علي القرني; born March 1992) is a Saudi air force pilot and astronaut, who was selected for Axiom Mission 2 by the Saudi Space Agency; his selection was officially announced on February 12, 2023.^[1]

He holds a bachelor's degree in aeronautical sciences from King Faisal Air Academy. He is a captain in the Royal Saudi Air Force, where he pilots the F-15SA. He has logged 2,387 hours of flying time.^{[citation needed]}