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'''Mockbul Ali''', [[Officer of the British Empire|OBE]] ({{lang-bn|মুকুবুল আলী}}) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[diplomat]] and the former Islamic Issues Adviser to the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]]. |
'''Mockbul Ali''', [[Officer of the British Empire|OBE]] ({{lang-bn|মুকুবুল আলী}}; born 1980)<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite news |last=Doward|first=Jamie|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/dec/11/iraq.jamiedoward|title=Hostage: how the Muslim world battled for the life of Norman Kember|work= |location= |publisher=''[[theguardian.com]]''|date=11 December 2010|accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="thesundaytimes">{{cite news |last=Gadher|first=Dipesh|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article192248.ece|title=Radical past of top Whitehall Islamic aide|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Sunday Times]]''|date=30 July 2006|accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref> is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[diplomat]], and the former Islamic Issues Adviser to the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Ali graduated from the [[SOAS, University of London|School of Oriental and African Studies]], [[University of London]].<ref name="From Fatwa to Jihad">{{cite book |last=Malik|first=Kenan|title=From Fatwa to Jihad: The Rushdie Affair and Its Legacy|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=k92RR_VaslYC&pg=PT112&dq=Mockbul+Ali&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aAvQVICuKoOf7gbQ9oGADQ&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Mockbul%20Ali&f=false|date=2009|publisher=[[Atlantic Books]]|page= |isbn=978-1438299648}}</ref> |
Ali graduated from the [[SOAS, University of London|School of Oriental and African Studies]], [[University of London]].<ref name="From Fatwa to Jihad">{{cite book |last=Malik|first=Kenan|title=From Fatwa to Jihad: The Rushdie Affair and Its Legacy|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=k92RR_VaslYC&pg=PT112&dq=Mockbul+Ali&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aAvQVICuKoOf7gbQ9oGADQ&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Mockbul%20Ali&f=false|date=2009|publisher=[[Atlantic Books]]|page= |isbn=978-1438299648}}</ref><ref name="theguardian2">{{cite news |last=Cohen|first=Nick|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/dec/11/iraq.jamiedoward|title=In the public interest|work= |location= |publisher=''[[theguardian.com]]''|date=2 December 2007|accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Ali was political editor of the Muslim magazine ''Student Re-Present''<ref name="From Fatwa to Jihad"/> and a policy advisor to three former [[Foreign minister|Foreign Secretaries]].<ref name="bbpower-inspiration2">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbpower-inspiration.com/civil-and-public-service-2014/|title=Civil and Public Service 2014|publisher=British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration|date=January 2014|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> |
Whilst at university, Ali was political editor of the Muslim magazine ''Student Re-Present''<ref name="From Fatwa to Jihad"/> and a policy advisor to three former [[Foreign minister|Foreign Secretaries]].<ref name="bbpower-inspiration2">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbpower-inspiration.com/civil-and-public-service-2014/|title=Civil and Public Service 2014|publisher=British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration|date=January 2014|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> |
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He was the [[Foreign Office]]'s adviser on Muslim affairs<ref name="economist">{{cite news |last=Mauro|first=Ryan|url=http://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2013/03/islamism-britain-and-bangladesh|title=The Dhaka-East London axis|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Economist]]''|date=4 March 2013|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> and has played a vital role<ref name="bbpower-inspiration1">{{cite web |url=http://bbpower-inspiration.com/policycivil-service/|title=Policy/Civil Service|publisher=British Bangladeshi Power|date=January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> as Islamic issues adviser<ref name="newstatesman">{{cite news |last=Pasquill|first=Derek|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2008/01/british-muslim-story-case|title=I had no choice but to leak|work= |location= |publisher=''[[New Statesman]]''|date=17 January 2008|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="dailymail">{{cite news |last=Dobbie|first=Peter|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/article-395891/We-coming--help-FOs-nest-vipers.html|title=We 'have it coming'... with help from the FO's own nest of vipers|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=15 July 2006|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> to the Foreign Secretary<ref name="thejc">{{cite news |last=Bright|first=Martin|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/21912/whitehall-turmoil-over-muslim-advisers|title=Whitehall in turmoil over Muslim advisers |work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]''|date=12 November 2009|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> in [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] outreach to Muslims worldwide.<ref name="bbpower-inspiration1"/><ref name="Pariah Politics">{{cite book |last=Saggar|first=Shamit|title=Pariah Politics: Understanding Western Radical Islamism and What Should be Done|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fCNgIJth7rkC&pg=PP33&dq=Mockbul+Ali&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aAvQVICuKoOf7gbQ9oGADQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Mockbul%20Ali&f=false|date=2010|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|page= |isbn=978-0199587469}}</ref> He was also a member of the Foreign Office's Engaging with the Islamic World Group (EIWG)<ref name="frontpagemag">{{cite news |last=Mauro|first=Ryan|url=http://www.frontpagemag.com/2010/ryan-mauro/wikileaks-british-outreach-to-muslim-community-fails/|title=WikiLeaks: British Outreach to Muslim Community Fails|work= |location= |publisher=''[[FrontPage Magazine]]''|date=24 December 2010|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ethnic Diversity">{{cite book |last1=Garbaye|first1=Romain|last2=Schnapper|first2=Pauline|title=The Politics of Ethnic Diversity in the British Isles|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=raYAAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA51&dq=Mockbul+Ali&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SgDQVMr3O9GU7QaBy4GQCQ&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Mockbul%20Ali&f=false|date=2014|publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]]|page=51|isbn=978-1137351531}}</ref><ref name="Transforming Fire">{{cite book |last=Spyer|first=Jonathan|title=The Transforming Fire: The Rise of the Israel-Islamist Conflict|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NoZra6mWVaQC&pg=PA161&dq=Mockbul+Ali&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SgDQVMr3O9GU7QaBy4GQCQ&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Mockbul%20Ali&f=false|date=2011|publisher=[[Continuum International Publishing Group|Continuum]]|page=161|isbn=978-1137351531}}</ref> and the Head of Prevent, Counter Ideology at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.<ref name="thejc"/><ref name="frontpagemag"/><ref name="thebook">{{cite book |last1=Esposito|first1=John L.|last2=Kalin|first2=Ibrahim|title=The 500 Most |
He was the [[Foreign Office]]'s adviser on Muslim affairs<ref name="economist">{{cite news |last=Mauro|first=Ryan|url=http://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2013/03/islamism-britain-and-bangladesh|title=The Dhaka-East London axis|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Economist]]''|date=4 March 2013|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> and has played a vital role<ref name="bbpower-inspiration1">{{cite web |url=http://bbpower-inspiration.com/policycivil-service/|title=Policy/Civil Service|publisher=British Bangladeshi Power|date=January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> as Islamic issues adviser<ref name="newstatesman">{{cite news |last=Pasquill|first=Derek|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2008/01/british-muslim-story-case|title=I had no choice but to leak|work= |location= |publisher=''[[New Statesman]]''|date=17 January 2008|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="dailymail">{{cite news |last=Dobbie|first=Peter|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/article-395891/We-coming--help-FOs-nest-vipers.html|title=We 'have it coming'... with help from the FO's own nest of vipers|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=15 July 2006|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> to the Foreign Secretary<ref name="thejc">{{cite news |last=Bright|first=Martin|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/21912/whitehall-turmoil-over-muslim-advisers|title=Whitehall in turmoil over Muslim advisers |work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]''|date=12 November 2009|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> in [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] outreach to Muslims worldwide.<ref name="bbpower-inspiration1"/><ref name="Pariah Politics">{{cite book |last=Saggar|first=Shamit|title=Pariah Politics: Understanding Western Radical Islamism and What Should be Done|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fCNgIJth7rkC&pg=PP33&dq=Mockbul+Ali&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aAvQVICuKoOf7gbQ9oGADQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Mockbul%20Ali&f=false|date=2010|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|page= |isbn=978-0199587469}}</ref> He was also a member of the Foreign Office's Engaging with the Islamic World Group (EIWG)<ref name="frontpagemag">{{cite news |last=Mauro|first=Ryan|url=http://www.frontpagemag.com/2010/ryan-mauro/wikileaks-british-outreach-to-muslim-community-fails/|title=WikiLeaks: British Outreach to Muslim Community Fails|work= |location= |publisher=''[[FrontPage Magazine]]''|date=24 December 2010|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ethnic Diversity">{{cite book |last1=Garbaye|first1=Romain|last2=Schnapper|first2=Pauline|title=The Politics of Ethnic Diversity in the British Isles|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=raYAAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA51&dq=Mockbul+Ali&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SgDQVMr3O9GU7QaBy4GQCQ&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Mockbul%20Ali&f=false|date=2014|publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]]|page=51|isbn=978-1137351531}}</ref><ref name="Transforming Fire">{{cite book |last=Spyer|first=Jonathan|title=The Transforming Fire: The Rise of the Israel-Islamist Conflict|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NoZra6mWVaQC&pg=PA161&dq=Mockbul+Ali&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SgDQVMr3O9GU7QaBy4GQCQ&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Mockbul%20Ali&f=false|date=2011|publisher=[[Continuum International Publishing Group|Continuum]]|page=161|isbn=978-1137351531}}</ref> and the Head of Prevent, Counter Ideology at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.<ref name="thejc"/><ref name="frontpagemag"/><ref name="thebook">{{cite book |last1=Esposito|first1=John L.|last2=Kalin|first2=Ibrahim|title=The 500 Most |
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His most recent diplomatic posting was in Cairo during the [[Arab Spring]], and more recently was the Chief of Staff to the British Prime Minister's [[Diplomatic rank#Special_envoys|Special Envoy]] to Libya.<ref name="bbpower-inspiration2">{{cite web |url=http://bbpower-inspiration.com/civil-public-service-2015/|title=Civil & Public Service |publisher=British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration|date=January 2015|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> |
His most recent diplomatic posting was in Cairo during the [[Arab Spring]], and more recently was the Chief of Staff to the British Prime Minister's [[Diplomatic rank#Special_envoys|Special Envoy]] to Libya.<ref name="bbpower-inspiration2">{{cite web |url=http://bbpower-inspiration.com/civil-public-service-2015/|title=Civil & Public Service |publisher=British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration|date=January 2015|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2005, Ali was seconded to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] to work on the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]] campaign |
In 2005, Ali was seconded to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] to work on the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]] campaign<ref name="newstatesman"/><ref name="standpointmag">{{cite news |last=Cohen|first=Nick|url=http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/2310/full|title=The High Price of Patriotism|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Standpoint (magazine)|Standpoint]]''|date=November 2009|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> |
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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.<ref name="bbpower-inspiration3">{{cite web |url=http://bbpower-inspiration.com/civil-public-service-2015/|title=Civil & Public Service|publisher=British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration|date=January 2015|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> |
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.<ref name="bbpower-inspiration3">{{cite web |url=http://bbpower-inspiration.com/civil-public-service-2015/|title=Civil & Public Service|publisher=British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration|date=January 2015|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> |
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Mockbul Ali,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Early life
Ali graduated from the
Career
Whilst at university, Ali was political editor of the Muslim magazine Student Re-PresentForeign Secretaries.[5]
He was the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office outreach to Muslims worldwide.[7][11] He was also a member of the Foreign Office's Engaging with the Islamic World Group (EIWG)[12][13][14] and the Head of Prevent, Counter Ideology at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[10][12][15]
His most recent diplomatic posting was in Cairo during the Arab Spring, and more recently was the Chief of Staff to the British Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Libya.[5]
In 2005, Ali was seconded to the
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.[17]
Awards and recognition
In 2005, Ali was appointed an
See also
References
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- ^ Gadher, Dipesh (30 July 2006). "Radical past of top Whitehall Islamic aide". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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- ^ a b "Civil and Public Service 2014". British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration. January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015. Cite error: The named reference "bbpower-inspiration2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Mauro, Ryan (4 March 2013). "The Dhaka-East London axis". The Economist. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Policy/Civil Service". British Bangladeshi Power. January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b Pasquill, Derek (17 January 2008). "I had no choice but to leak". New Statesman. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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- ^ a b Bright, Martin (12 November 2009). "Whitehall in turmoil over Muslim advisers". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ISBN 978-0199587469.
- ^ a b Mauro, Ryan (24 December 2010). "WikiLeaks: British Outreach to Muslim Community Fails". FrontPage Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ISBN 978-1137351531.
- ISBN 978-1137351531.
- )
- ^ Cohen, Nick (November 2009). "The High Price of Patriotism". Standpoint. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Civil & Public Service". British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration. January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "MCB congratulates Muslims named in Queen's Honors List". Saudi Arabia: Arab News. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Queen's Birthday honours: the full list". The Daily Telegraph. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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