From 1958–1959 Ahmed Mohamed Ali Al-Madani served as director of the Scientific and Islamic Institute in Aden, Yemen.[3] During the period 1967–1972, he was appointed as the acting rector of the King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia. From 1972–1975, he served as Deputy Minister of Education. In 1975, he was elected as the first president of the newly established Islamic Development Bank.[1][2] In addition to the bank activities, 1993–1995 he was the Secretary-General of the Muslim World League.[1]