ABOUT ME

Ali's Story

FAMILY LIFE

Ali was born and raised in the East of England. His grandfather had moved the family from East Africa after serving in the British Army during the Second World War. Ali grew up watching his parents work hard, running a small accounting practice together whilst remaining active in the local community.

Ali has been married over sixteen years to his wife Hinna, and they have three children, Alina, Adam and Ayden.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

In terms of education, after attending state comprehensive schools, Ali applied to study at University of Cambridge, where he was offered a place to read Mathematics and Computer Science.

At Cambridge, Ali continued his interest in politics, getting involved in local issues around South Cambridgeshire, where he was living. He served on the Cambridge Union committee, the universities oldest debating society, and was Director at Varsity Newspaper.

AWARD WINNING CONSULTANT

After graduating, Ali pursued a career in consulting. He was named Consultant of the Year by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and Best New Marketer of the Year by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Last year, for his work in his industry, Ali was honoured as Global Leader in Consulting by Consulting Magazine.

Ali is Partner at Access Partnership, where he is Global Head of Growth focusing on tech policy consulting. Prior to this, Ali was in a similar role at market research and polling company, Ipsos.

POLICY ADVISOR

Ali is former policy advisor, focusing on tech and economic policy, including housing and public sector pension reform, as well as responses to the Budget.

Ali ran business think-tank City Future as its Chairman for several years, focusing on economic policy. This included organising fundraising events with senior politicians including four former Prime ministers. He remains as its President, advising on key policy initiatives.

Other work on policy includes leading a team of five to ghost write the book, 'Rising Tides', as well as working on several policy whitepapers.

Ali was previously Parliamentary candidate for his former home constituency of Ilford South.

CHARITY

Ali is committed to supporting charities and special causes. This includes raising money for Great Ormond Street Hospital, and working as a trustee at the BigKid Foundation, a charity committed to reducing violent youth crime in London.

Most recently he has been working with his former Cambridge College to increase support for neuro-diverse students through the Homerton Azeem Neurodiversity Initiative (HAND).