Mockbul Ali
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Mockbul Ali United Kingdom Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Haiti | |
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Assumed office 2019 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Chris Campbell (the Dominican Republic) and Sharon Campbell (Republic of Haiti) |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 March 1981 |
Nationality | British |
Education | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Royal College of Defence Studies King's College London |
Occupation | Diplomat |
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
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
- British Diplomats
References
- ^ ISBN 978-9957-428-37-2.
- ^ "Who's Who in 2021?". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Home". BBPOWER INSPIRATION. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Mockbul Ali OBE". Gov.UK. UK Government. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours: the full list". The Daily Telegraph. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Civil & Public Service". British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Who's Who in 2021?". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 1 April 2023.