Ali has extensive knowledge and experience in corporate and commercial law practicing in diverse fields such as banking and finance, energy law, Intellectual property law, international business transactions, International Commercial Arbitration, Securities law, private equity, labor law, tax & revenue law (including tax litigation), environmental law and telecommunications law. Ali obtained his law degree from Makerere University Kampala and a postgraduate diploma in legal practice from the Law Development Centre (LDC).

He started his legal practice in 2005 with Shonubi, Musoke & Co. Advocates, one of the leading law firms in Uganda, rising through the ranks from a legal assistant to a Senior Associate. During his tenure at Shonubi, Musoke & Co. Advocates he was legal counsel for several multinational companies and organizations operating in Uganda. He has also served as Company secretary for several local and multinational companies including Lake Victoria Hotel Ltd, Kasese Cobalt Company Ltd, Uganda Warehouse Receipt Authority, Umeme Ltd, and Eskom Between 2006 and 2009, Ali taught law at the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) Kampala Campus and acted as the Faculty Coordinator.

Ali is an enrolled Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and all Courts of Judicature and has advised various international lenders, foreign law firms, international investors, and multinational corporations regarding diverse transactions in Uganda. He is a prolific legal researcher and policy analyst and has special experience in complex commercial contract negotiation, drafting, and civil litigation. He has a special interest in domestic and international humanitarian law. Ali has worked with several humanitarian organizations including Medicins Sans Frontiers (Spain, Holland, France), Goal Relief and Development Organisation (Northern Ireland), Royal School and Orphanage, and penal reform international. Currently, Ali is working as the managing partner of the law firm M/s Kyazze, Kankaka & Co. Advocates which he co-founded.

He is also the Managing director of Kara Research International Limited and serves as a Board member of Kanara Investments Ltd and Kifamba Islamic Institute Ltd. He sits on the Supervisory Committee of Hijaz Community SACCO, a sharia-based saving and credit cooperative. Ali has published an article on “Effective Legal Representation for Individuals Facing Death penalty”