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Ali is a Director based in Fragomen’s Dubai office. He overseas Nomadic’s Middle East operations. Ali is also a part of Fragomen’s Middle East and North Africa leadership team, which is involved in deciding the firm’s strategic direction at a regional level. He is also a key part of the firm’s regional government advisory team, which works closely with various government and semi-government bodies to help them carry out benchmarking, comparative analyses, and other research that helps drive immigration policy.
Ali also helps large multinational clients build out their global business travel policies and delivers strategic advice to them on broader immigration matters, including those pertaining to immigration compliance. As part of this, he regularly contributes thought leadership pieces and provides insights to local and regional publications.
Ali represents the firm at various regional and global profile-raising initiatives, forums, and conferences.
Previously, Ali was part of a multinational consulting firm where he managed its Middle East immigration practice. Ali’s previous roles at Fragomen include working as part of Fragomen’s Global Knowledge group and the Middle East Coordination team.
Ali speaks English and Urdu.
Education
- Lahore University of Management Sciences, Bachelor of Science, 2013
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Publications and lectures
Speaker, “Immigration Planning – 2023 Trends and Global Mobility.” Cross-Border Planning: Wealth Management Solutions For The New Age Business Family, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 26 October 2023.
Contributor, “Business travel in MEA,” Trends MENA, 2023
Speaker, “Return to Form for Regional Travel,” The Business Breakfast on Dubai Eye, 2023
Speaker, “Sustainable Travel and Key Travel Trends to Watch,” Emirates News on Dubai One TV, 2023
Contributor, “A Deep-Dive into Traveler Volumes in the UAE,” The Media Line, 2023
Speaker, “The Pivotal Role of Technology in Travel,” Talk 100.3 Radio
Contributor, “UAE-UK Summer Travel Back in Favor as Visa Hassles Ease,” Gulf News, 2023
Author, “Get to know,” Intelligent CIO Arabia, 2023
Author, “The 10 pillars of case-work”, 2021
Author, “UAE’s New Labour Card Rules a Sign of a Maturing Labour Market”, 2019
Speaker, “CIPD Middle East Seminar”, 2019
Author, “How the UAE is Embracing Technology in its Immigration Framework for the Workforce of Tomorrow”, 2019
Author, “How UAE 10-Year Residence Visas Will Impact You”, 2019
Author, “What Recruiters in the UAE Need to Watch Out for in an Applicant’s Immigration Profile”, 2018
Author, “Keep the Doors Open for Business Travel”, 2018
Author, “New to the UAE Guide: Set-up Costs, Visas, Rent, School Fees, and More”, 2018
Author, “What Recruiters in the UAE Need to Watch Out for in an Applicant’s Immigration Profile”, 2018
Speaker and moderator, “MCBG Regional Roundtable”, 2018
Speaker, “PwC’s Saudi Arabia Tax and Zakat Update”, 2017
Author, “How Country Specific Factors Can Better Predict Returns in Multi-Factor Models”, 2013
Ali also regularly moderates and speaks at immigration conferences and seminars focusing on immigration compliance and mobility in the region, with a focus on key business hubs like the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Ali’s insights
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