He was proclaimed the Tunku Besar (Senior Prince) of Seri Menanti on 22 February 2009 and also a member of the Negeri Sembilan Council of Justice and Law. Besides his official duties, Tunku Ali divides his time between corporate boards, non-profit entities and educational institutions. He was recognised as a Young Global Leader in 2013 by World Economic Forum[2][3][4] and was named an Asia 21 Young Leader by the Asia Society.[5] Tunku Ali is also an Honorary Bencher of the Inner Temple, United Kingdom.
Tunku Ali received his early education at Sri Inai Junior School and the Alice Smith School Kuala Lumpur before continuing his education at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, United Kingdom at the GCSE (‘O’ Level) and GCE ‘A’ Level. Tunku Ali was actively involved in sports, whereby he represented his college in badminton and basketball. In college, he also participated in the CCF Mixed Cadet Force.
His excellent results in his ’A’ Level has enabled Tunku Ali to be awarded the Sime Darby/Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Fellowship and continued his tertiary education at the University of Cambridge in 1995. He then graduated with a B.A (Hons) in History, Social Sciences and Politics in 1998. At the university, Tunku Ali was a committee member of the Malaysian Student Association and was the Treasurer of the Cambridge University Orient Express, an association formed to enhance cross-cultural understanding between students of diverse multicultural background of Asia and the United Kingdom. Tunku Ali also attended courses at the University of Oxford, UK.
Tunku Ali started his career in 1998 with McKinsey & Company and worked primarily out of its London, Hong Kong and Singapore offices where he advised governments and large corporations on issues ranging from long-term strategy to organisational and corporate governance. From 2004 until 2010, Tunku Ali was with Khazanah Nasional[7] as Director, Investments where he was actively involved in several significant transformation projects and strategic investments in Malaysia and abroad. From then on, he has taken on multiple corporate positions in various industries.
He is presently Senior Advisor to TPG Capital, a global private equity firm. He serves on the boards of several TPG portfolio companies, including Pathology Asia Holdings,[8] a Singapore based provider of diagnostic laboratory services, and Asia OneHealthcare (formerly known as Columbia Asia),[9] a Southeast Asian hospital group. He is the Chairman of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad[10] and Taliworks Corporation Berhad,[11][12] both listed in Malaysia. He is also a board member of Bangkok Bank Berhad.[13] In 2024, Tunku Ali was appointed as Chairman to several specialist hospitals, including Cardiac Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur (CVSKL) and Hospital Picaso (PICASO). Separately, he is a Partner at Vynn Capital,[14] an early-stage Venture Capital firm with investments in mobility based technologies.
Non-Profit
Tunku Ali is also active in the non-profit sector where he devotes his time towards charitable endeavours and educational entities. Tunku Ali is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Yayasan Munarah, the Negeri Sembilan Royal Family Foundation. He is a Trustee of Amanah Warisan Negara. He is currently President of WWF Malaysia,[15] having served as Chairman from 2014 to 2022; and Chairman of Cancer Research Malaysia.[16]
Tunku Ali is also a Brigadier General and Commander of a Regiment in the Territorial Army of Malaysia.
Tunku Besar of Seri Menanti (2009 - present)
On 22 February 2009, Tunku Ali was made the title Tunku Besar (Senior Prince) of Seri Menanti when he was 32 following his father, Tuanku Muhriz was proclaimed as eleventh Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan.[citation needed]
