Serving as Director at Pustaka Islamiyah, Syed Ali has been involved since an early age in his family’s book business and has been involved for over 20 years in the publishing industry.

Besides distribution, marketing and publishing, Syed Ali has also been involved in the organization of the Malay Book Festival since 2019 and the Singapore Children’s Book Festival in 2024. Having extensive experience as an Exco Member and Treasurer of the Singapore Book Publisher’s Association, he will be lending his wealth of knowledge and expertise to assist in copyright protection.

With extensive networks with many Malay authors and publishers in Singapore, Syed Ali is also a citizen translator with the National Translation Committee and provides insightful feedback during annual meetings.