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Ali is one of Australia’s most respected young Muslim leaders. As Executive general manager of Community and inclusion with AFL club the Greater Western Sydney Giants, Ali plays a central role in uniting one of the most diverse regions in the world, Western Sydney. Ali recently featured as an adolescent expert on the hit ABC’s Old People’s Home For Teenagers, a show that brings generations together to combat loneliness, anxiety and depression.

Ali has devoted his life towards improving the opportunities afforded to both Muslim and non-Muslim youths alike. He has spent the past decade engaging schools and teenagers in Western Sydney through a range of community outreach programs focused on social cohesion, education, employment, and leadership development. He is a qualified teacher and has been engaged by various Government and community working groups to help with social cohesion among young people right across NSW. Ali was an academic tutor at Western Sydney University guiding and mentoring future teachers and was named ‘Case Worker of the Year’ by the Migration Council Australia in 2015. Ali was awarded 2024 Community Hero Award from the UNSW Australian mental health awards for his commitment towards building awareness around Suicide within CALD communities. Ali was born and raised in a Lebanese family in Western Sydney, and is a devoted husband and father of four.

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts- Cultural Social Analysis
• Grad Dip- Primary teaching
• Master of Teaching- Primary Teaching
• Master of Education- Leadership and Management
• Diploma of Counselling
• Mental Health First Aid Certificate
• Suicide facilitator SafeTALK