Serbini Ali
Serbini Ali | |
|---|---|
 Serbini in 2022 | |
| Brunei Ambassador to the United States | |
| Assumed office 28 January 2016 | |
| Monarch | Hassanal Bolkiah |
| Preceded by | Yusof Hamid |
| Brunei Ambassador to Belgium | |
| In office 30 September 2010 – January 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1955 Brunei |
| Spouse | Rafiah Ariff |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | The Fletcher School at Tufts University |
Dato Paduka Haji Serbini bin Haji Ali (born April 10, 1955) is Brunei‘s ambassador to the United States of America.[1][2]
Education
Ali earned a master's degree in law and diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.[1]
Diplomatic career
Ali started his diplomatic career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1980. Two years later, following his service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he acted as second secretary in the High Commission in Singapore. After serving as first secretary at the Bangkok Embassy in 1984, he returned to Brunei as deputy director for protocol and consular affairs. In 1989, Ali was appointed first secretary in Tokyo and returned home in 1992 to serve as deputy director of the Economic Affairs Department.[3][4] In 1996, following his appointment as director of Asian and Pacific Affairs, he moved to the ministry's policy division. The following year, he transferred to the Multilateral Economic Affairs Division.[3]
Ali was appointed director of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat in 2000 after serving as its deputy director for a year.[4] Later, as Brunei's permanent representative to the United Nations and ambassador to Colombia,[5] he relocated to New York, and in 2002 he returned home to serve as deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Two years later, he was appointed permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,[6] and in 2008 he served as permanent secretary of the Ministry of Interior. In the same year, he returned to diplomatic service as permanent representative to the European Union and ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg.[3]
Since 2016, Ali has been the ambassador of Brunei to the United States of America.[7]
Personal life
Ali is married with four children.[7]
References
- ^ a b "His Excellency Ambassador Dato Paduka Serbini Ali". Washdiplomat.com. November 11, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Brunei". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ambassador Serbini Ali". Apec.org. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Serbini Ali Executive Director APEC Secretariat". Pbec.org. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "New Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam presents credentials". Un.org. February 20, 2001. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "The Leaderboard: Serbini Ali". Cogitasia.com. February 8, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Straehley, Steve (August 14, 2016). "Brunei's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Serbini Ali?". Allgov.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.