Mockbul Ali
Mockbul Ali OBE | |
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Native name | মুকুবুল আলী |
Born | 1980 (age 37–38) |
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 |
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 Bangladeshi descent.[2] He graduated from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.[3][4]
Career
Whilst studying at university, Ali was political editor of the Muslim magazine Student Re-Present.[3]
Ali was a policy advisor to three former Foreign Secretaries.[5] He was the Foreign Office's adviser on Muslim affairs[6] and has played a vital role[7] as Islamic issues adviser[8][9][10] to the Foreign Secretary[11] in Foreign and Commonwealth Office outreach to Muslims worldwide.[7][12] He was also a member of the Foreign Office's Engaging with the Islamic World Group (EIWG)[13][14][15][16] and the Head of Prevent, Counter Ideology at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[11][13][17]
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.[5]
In 2005, Ali was seconded to the Labour Party to work on the 2005 general election campaign.[8][18]
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.[19]
Awards and recognition
In 2010, Ali was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[20][21] 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.[17]
Personal life
See also
References
- ↑ Doward, Jamie (11 December 2010). "Hostage: how the Muslim world battled for the life of Norman Kember". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- 1 2 Gadher, Dipesh (30 July 2006). "Radical past of top Whitehall Islamic aide". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- 1 2 Malik, Kenan (2009). From Fatwa to Jihad: The Rushdie Affair and Its Legacy. Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1438299648.
- ↑ Cohen, Nick (2 December 2007). "In the public interest". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Civil and Public Service 2014". British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration. January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015. Mockbul Ali OBE
- ↑ Mauro, Ryan (4 March 2013). "The Dhaka-East London axis". The Economist. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Policy/Civil Service". British Bangladeshi Power. January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- 1 2 Pasquill, Derek (17 January 2008). "I had no choice but to leak". New Statesman. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Dobbie, Peter (15 July 2006). "We 'have it coming'... with help from the FO's own nest of vipers". Daily Mail. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Manik, Julfikar Ali; Das, Bishawjit (27 July 2006). "Preaching hatred: Jamaat MP Saidee in UK hot soup". The Daily Star. 5 (770). Bangladesh. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- 1 2 Bright, Martin (12 November 2009). "Whitehall in turmoil over Muslim advisers". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Saggar, Shamit (2010). Pariah Politics: Understanding Western Radical Islamism and What Should be Done. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199587469.
- 1 2 Mauro, Ryan (24 December 2010). "WikiLeaks: British Outreach to Muslim Community Fails". FrontPage Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Garbaye, Romain; Schnapper, Pauline (2014). The Politics of Ethnic Diversity in the British Isles. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 51. ISBN 978-1137351531.
- ↑ Spyer, Jonathan (2011). The Transforming Fire: The Rise of the Israel-Islamist Conflict. Continuum. p. 161. ISBN 978-1137351531.
- ↑ Phillips, Melanie (2012). Londonistan: How Britain Created a Terror State within. Gibson Square Books Ltd. p. 180. ISBN 978-1908096272.
- 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.
- ↑ Cohen, Nick (November 2009). "The High Price of Patriotism". Standpoint. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Civil & Public Service". British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration. January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015. Mockbul Ali OBE
- ↑ "MCB congratulates Muslims named in Queen's Honors List". Saudi Arabia: Arab News. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours: the full list". The Daily Telegraph. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ Greene, Toby (2013). Blair, Labour, and Palestine: Conflicting Views on Middle East Peace After 9/11. Bloomsbury 3PL. p. 167. ISBN 978-1441143723.