He joined BAU in September 2015. Before joining BAU, Ali worked in universities in Egypt (1996-2015), New Zealand (2006-2012) and UK (2003-2005). He received his PhD in Accounting from the University of Manchester, UK and MSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of Birmingham, UK. He obtained his BComm(Hon). in Accounting and Auditing from the University of Alexandria, Egypt. Ali serves as an ad hoc reviewer in a number of national and international conferences as well as well-known academic journals; e.g. Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, and Advances in Accounting.