Dato Serbini Ali

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His Excellency
Dato Serbini Ali
Ambassador of Brunei to the United States
Assumed office
2016
Prime MinisterMuda Hassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byYusof Hamid
Personal details
Born (1955-04-10) April 10, 1955 (age 66)
NationalityBrunei
Spouse(s)Rafiah Ariff
Children4
Alma materThe Fletcher School at Tufts University

Dato Serbini Ali (born April 10, 1955) is Brunei‘s ambassador to the United States of America.[1]

Education[]

Serbini earned a master's degree in law and diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.[1]

Diplomatic career[]

Serbini 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, Serbini was appointed first secretary in Tokyo and returned home in 1992 to serve as deputy director of the Economic Affairs Department.[2][3] 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.[2]

Serbini was appointed director of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat in 2000 after serving as its deputy director for a year.[3] Later, as Brunei's permanent representative to the United Nations and ambassador to Colombia,[4] 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,[5] 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.[2]

Since 2016, Serbini has been the ambassador of Brunei to the United States of America.[6]

Personal life[]

Serbini is married with four children.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "His Excellency Ambassador Dato Paduka Serbini Ali". Washdiplomat.com. November 11, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Ambassador Serbini Ali". Apec.org. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Serbini Ali Executive Director APEC Secretariat". Pbec.org. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "New Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam presents credentials". Un.org. February 20, 2001. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Leaderboard: Serbini Ali". Cogitasia.com. February 8, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Straehley, Steve (August 14, 2016). "Brunei's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Serbini Ali?". Allgov.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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