Dr Ali is a Lecturer in the Curtin Law School, a sole Australian legal practitioner, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

He has worked previously in research and academic roles at the University of New South Wales and Queensland University of Techonology.

Along with a PhD from Curtin Law School, Curtin University, he holds a Master of Human Rights Laws and Policies from the University of New South Wales, Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Throughout his professional career, he has engaged with the law in his capacity as legal practitioner, judge, and academic.

As a legal practitioner Ali has provisioned legal advice to corporate clients, court advocacy to litigants and education within community legal centres and the not-for-profit sector. In his practise he focuses on Court matters with an emphasis on family law, criminal law, money laundering, corporate law, contract law and strata title. He also provides consultancy services to Australian law firms on matters of civil litigation applicable to overseas jurisdiction. As part of his active interest in public interest advocacy, Ali provides legal advice and representation to not-for-profit community organisations.

His 15 years of experience of working as a judge in Bangladesh, a common law country has developed his skill to apply international human rights law principles in domestic courts and make submissions on legal reforms.

In academia, Ali has focused on how the law interfaces with the theory of justice, post colonialism, and corporate governance. He has published several academic journal articles and book chapters, as both sole-author and co-author, primarily in the fields of international shipbreaking law, human rights law, maritime law, tort law, labour law, and international comparative law.