Mockbul Ali
OBE
United Kingdom Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Haiti
Assumed office
2019
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byChris Campbell (the Dominican Republic) and Sharon Campbell (Republic of Haiti)
Personal details
Born (1981-03-06) 6 March 1981
NationalityBritish
EducationSchool of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Royal College of Defence Studies
King’s College London
OccupationDiplomat

Mockbul Ali, OBE (born 6 March 1981) is a British diplomat and the current British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti.[1][2]

Early life

Ali is of Bengali South Asian heritage and was born in the UK.[3] He is a graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He later completed his postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Defence Studies,[4] and has a master's degree in international security and strategy from King's College London.[3]

Career

Ali joined the then Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2002. He has held a number of roles in London, including as a policy adviser on the wider Muslim world.[3] His overseas diplomatic postings have included Political Counsellor in Egypt, Chief of Staff to the British Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Libya and British Deputy Ambassador to Bahrain.

In 2019, he was appointed the British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[5]

Awards and recognition

In 2009, he was listed as one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims globally.[1]

Ali was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Queen’s Birthday Honours.[6]

He also received the Royal College of Defence Studies Award for Strategic Leadership in 2014 and was the first civilian to do so.[7]

Ali is currently listed in the Who’s Who (UK) publication of the most influential people in Britain.[8] [9]

Personal life

Ali is a British Muslim by background.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. ↑ "Who's Who in 2021?". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Home". BBPOWER INSPIRATION. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Mockbul Ali OBE". Gov.UK. UK Government. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Dominican Republic and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti". GOV.UK. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours: the full list". The Daily Telegraph. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Civil & Public Service". British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Who's Who in 2021?". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ali, Mockbul, (born 6 March 1981), HM Diplomatic Service; Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, and non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti, since 2020". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U293312. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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