Ameer Ali is the ex-President of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils

Australian Federation of Islamic Councils

The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils was founded in 1964 as an umbrella group for various Islamic groups or councils, and is considered Australia's most important Islamic organisation. The mission of AFIC is to provide service to the community in a manner that is in accordance with the...

, an umbrella group for various Islamic groups or councils in Australia. In 2006, he was the chairman of the Australian Muslim

Muslim

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 Community Reference Group, which was an advisory body to the federal government

Government of Australia

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 from mid 2005 to mid 2006.

Ali was educated at the University of Ceylon in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

, the London School of Economics

London School of Economics

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, and received a doctorate in economics from the University of Western Australia

University of Western Australia

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 in 1980. He has taught economics

Economics

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 at the University of Ceylon, Murdoch University

Murdoch University

Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...

, the University of Brunei

Brunei

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 and the University of Western Australia.

External links

• Biography - University of Western Australia School of Economics and Commerce
• Biography - conference participants at the University of Melbourne
  University of Melbourne
  The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...