Mockbul Ali

Mockbul Ali, OBE (born 6 March 1981) is a serving British diplomat, and the former policy adviser on the wider Muslim World to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[1]

Mockbul Ali

OBE
Born (1981-03-06) 6 March 1981
NationalityBritish
Alma materSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Royal College of Defence Studies
King's College London
OccupationDiplomat
EmployerForeign and Commonwealth Office

Early life

Ali is of Bengali South Asian heritage, and was born in the UK. He graduated from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and later completed his postgraduate studies in the Royal College of Defence Studies,[2] graduating with an MA in International Security and Strategy from King's College London.

Career

Ali was a policy advisor on the wider Muslim world to three former Foreign Secretaries.[3] He also played a vital role[4] in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s outreach to Muslims worldwide.[4] and was a member of the Foreign Office's Engaging with the Islamic World Group (EIWG) and served as the Head of Prevent, Counter Ideology at the FCO.[1]

Amongst his more recent diplomatic postings, he was in Cairo during the Arab Spring, and more recently, he served as the Chief of Staff to the British Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Libya.[3]

In 2014, Ali received the Royal College of Defence Studies Award for Strategic Leadership, a leadership programme in international strategy, and is the only civilian to have been awarded it.[5]

In 2019, he was appointed the British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Haiti, succeeding Sharon and Chris Campbell.[6]

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Ali was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[7][8]

In 2009, he was listed as one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims by Georgetown University's The Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim–Christian Understanding and Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan.[1]

Personal life

Ali is a British Muslim by background.[1]

See also

References
  1. Esposito, John L.; Kalin, Ibrahim (2009). The 500 Most Influential Muslims (PDF). Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. p. 108. ISBN 978-9957-428-37-2.
  2. Archives, The National. "The National Archives - Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Simon Fraser (Former Permanent Under-Secretary and Head of UK Diplomatic Service) | Video Archive - UK Government Web Archive". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. "Civil and Public Service 2014". British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration. January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015. Mockbul Ali OBE
  4. "Policy/Civil Service". British Bangladeshi Power. January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. "Civil & Public Service". British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration. January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015. Mockbul Ali OBE
  6. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Dominican Republic and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti". Government of the United Kingdom. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. "MCB congratulates Muslims named in Queen's Honors List". Saudi Arabia: Arab News. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. "Queen's Birthday honours: the full list". The Daily Telegraph. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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