Ali Al Ibrahim is an award-winning investigative journalist, Executive Editor, and founder of SIRAJ, a unit for investigative journalism. With over 15 years of experience, he is renowned for his impactful investigations into abuse of power, human rights violations, corruption, and financial misconduct.
Ali has collaborated with prominent international media outlets such as OCCRP, The Guardian, and BBC, earning him prestigious accolades including the BBC’s Best Young Journalist Award and the Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press. He is also recognized by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN). He was also awarded in Outstanding Investigative Reporting from FJA in 2022 and the AACR June L. Biedler Prize Journalism in the United States in 2023.
He is a TED Fellow and a fellow at the Oxford Centre for Journalism Studies. Ali studied in the Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, City University of New York.
As a media consultant, Ali collaborates with a diverse array of national and international media NGOs such as International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) to develop journalism education curricula. His work includes defining strategic goals for long-term methodologies in investigative journalism training projects, as well as incorporating best practices, ethics, and the effective use of artificial intelligence in investigative work.
He also provides training sessions aimed at enhancing the skills of journalists in the Middle East and North Africa region, focusing on investigative journalism techniques and the integration of artificial intelligence in investigative processes.
