Mockbul Ali

Mockbul Ali
OBE
Native name মুকুবুল আলী
Born 1980 (age 35–36)
Residence London, England
Nationality British
Alma mater School of Oriental and African Studies
Royal College of Defence Studies
Occupation Diplomat
Employer Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Religion Islam

Mockbul Ali, OBE (Bengali: মুকুবুল আলী; born 1980)[1][2] is a British diplomat, and the former Islamic Issues Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Early life

Ali is of Sylheti, Bangladeshi descent.[3] He graduated from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.[4][5]

Career

Whilst studying at university, Ali was political editor of the Muslim magazine Student Re-Present[4] and a member of the Union of Muslim Students (UMS).[3]

Ali was a policy advisor to three former Foreign Secretaries.[6] He was the Foreign Office's adviser on Muslim affairs[7] and has played a vital role[8] as Islamic issues adviser[9][10][11] to the Foreign Secretary[12] in Foreign and Commonwealth Office outreach to Muslims worldwide.[8][13] He was also a member of the Foreign Office's Engaging with the Islamic World Group (EIWG)[14][15][16][17] and the Head of Prevent, Counter Ideology at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[12][14][18]

His most recent diplomatic posting was in Cairo during the Arab Spring, and more recently he was the Chief of Staff to the British Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Libya.[6]

In 2005, Ali was seconded to the Labour Party to work on the 2005 general election campaign.[9][19]

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.[20]

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Ali was appointed an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[21][22] 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.[18]

Personal life

Ali is a Muslim.[23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Doward, Jamie (11 December 2010). "Hostage: how the Muslim world battled for the life of Norman Kember". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Gadher, Dipesh (30 July 2006). "Radical past of top Whitehall Islamic aide". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 Morgan, Adrian (7 August 2008). "Exclusive: How Britain Helps Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood". Family Security Matters. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 Malik, Kenan (2009). From Fatwa to Jihad: The Rushdie Affair and Its Legacy. Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1438299648.
  5. ↑ Cohen, Nick (2 December 2007). "In the public interest". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Civil and Public Service 2014". British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration. January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015. Mockbul Ali OBE
  7. ↑ Mauro, Ryan (4 March 2013). "The Dhaka-East London axis". The Economist. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Policy/Civil Service". British Bangladeshi Power. January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  9. 1 2 Pasquill, Derek (17 January 2008). "I had no choice but to leak". New Statesman. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Dobbie, Peter (15 July 2006). "We 'have it coming'... with help from the FO's own nest of vipers". Mail Online. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Manik, Julfikar Ali; Das, Bishawjit (27 July 2006). "Preaching hatred: Jamaat MP Saidee in UK hot soup" 5 (770). Bangladesh: The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  12. 1 2 Bright, Martin (12 November 2009). "Whitehall in turmoil over Muslim advisers". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Saggar, Shamit (2010). Pariah Politics: Understanding Western Radical Islamism and What Should be Done. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199587469.
  14. 1 2 Mauro, Ryan (24 December 2010). "WikiLeaks: British Outreach to Muslim Community Fails". FrontPage Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  15. ↑ Garbaye, Romain; Schnapper, Pauline (2014). The Politics of Ethnic Diversity in the British Isles. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 51. ISBN 978-1137351531.
  16. ↑ Spyer, Jonathan (2011). The Transforming Fire: The Rise of the Israel-Islamist Conflict. Continuum. p. 161. ISBN 978-1137351531.
  17. ↑ Phillips, Melanie (2012). Londonistan: How Britain Created a Terror State within. Gibson Square Books Ltd. p. 180. ISBN 978-1908096272.
  18. 1 2 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. line feed character in |title= at position 13 (help)
  19. ↑ Cohen, Nick (November 2009). "The High Price of Patriotism". Standpoint. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Civil & Public Service". British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration. January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015. Mockbul Ali OBE
  21. ↑ "MCB congratulates Muslims named in Queen's Honors List". Saudi Arabia: Arab News. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours: the full list". The Daily Telegraph. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  23. ↑ Greene, Toby (2013). Blair, Labour, and Palestine: Conflicting Views on Middle East Peace After 9/11. Bloomsbury 3PL. p. 167. ISBN 978-1441143723.


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