Serbini Ali

His Excellency Dato Paduka
Serbini Ali
DPMB
سربيني علي
Ambassador Serbini in 2024
Ambassador of Brunei to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 January 2016
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byYusoff Abdul Hamid
Ambassador of Brunei to Belgium
In office
30 September 2010 – January 2016
Preceded byAlihashim Yussof
Succeeded byAbu Sufian Ali
Permanent Representative of Brunei to the United Nations
In office
20 February 2001 – 2002
Preceded byJemat Ampal
Succeeded byShofry Abdul Ghafor
Personal details
Born (1955-04-10) 10 April 1955 (age 69)
Brunei
SpouseRafiah Ariff
Children4
Alma materThe Fletcher School at Tufts University

Serbini bin Haji Ali (born 10 April 1955) is Brunei's ambassador to the United States.[1][2]

Education and early career

Ali earned a master's degree in law and diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.[1] With effect from 13 December 2004, Serbini, the Deputy permanent secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, assumed the role of acting permanent secretary at the Ministry of Health.[3]

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.[4][5] 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.[4]

Ali was appointed director of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat in 2000 after serving as its deputy director for a year.[5] Later, as Brunei's permanent representative to the United Nations and ambassador to Colombia,[6] 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,[7] 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.[4]

Since 2016, Ali has been the ambassador of Brunei to the United States of America.[8]

Personal life

Ali is married with four children.[8]

Honours

See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei

References

  1. ^ a b "His Excellency Ambassador Dato Paduka Serbini Ali". Washdiplomat.com. November 11, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Brunei". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ "New Appointments of Senior Government Officials" (PDF). www.mfa.gov.bn. 2004. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  4. ^ a b c "Ambassador Serbini Ali". Apec.org. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Serbini Ali Executive Director APEC Secretariat". Pbec.org. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "New Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam presents credentials". Un.org. February 20, 2001. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "The Leaderboard: Serbini Ali". Cogitasia.com. February 8, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Straehley, Steve (August 14, 2016). "Brunei's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Serbini Ali?". Allgov.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Refa'ah Ali Osman (July 20, 2005). "40 Dikurniakan Bintang Kebesaran" (PDF). www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn (in Malay). p. 10. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Brunei to the United States
28 January 2016 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Ambassador of Brunei to Belgium
30 September 2010 – January 2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Permanent Representative of Brunei to the United Nations
20 February 2001 – 2002 		Succeeded by