Ali Ababwa

Ali Ababwa, also referred to as Prince Ali Ababwa and just Prince Ali, is a fictional alias featured in the Aladdin film series produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is referenced in the 1992 movie Aladdin. It is a reference to the character of Aladdin.

Aladdin was a street urchin from the streets of Agrabah, who had fallen in love with the princess, Jasmine - daughter of the Sultan. In accordance with Agrabah law however, a princess could only marry a prince. Aladdin had the good fortune of finding a magic lamp containing a powerful genie and was owed three wishes. His first wish was for the genie to turn him into a prince. As instructed, the genie exorcised all of his magical flare to craft a new identity for Aladdin, renaming him Prince Ali Ababwa, and outfitting him with a flamboyant outfit as well as a large caravan entourage.

The name Ali Ababwa was used in two songs in the film. The first was titled "Prince Ali", which was performed by Robin Williams as the genie and was played during Aladdin's marching sequence to the palace. The song was reprised later in the film where it was sung by the character of Jafar (voiced by Jonathan Freeman), who revealed how Prince Ali was actually Aladdin. For reason however, Jafar kept referring to Prince Ali as Prince Abubu.