Ali was born in Baghdad. His beginnings were in painting and poetry. At a young age, he became a member of the Iraqi Writers' Union. He entered the Art Institute to study art, but the political situation forced him to leave his homeland. After a long odyssey, he came to Switzerland in '97 and had his bachelor's degree from the F&F Art School in Zürich in 2002. He has written and produced several short films and has been working as a picture designer since 2007 until he founded Urakypost Film Company in 2013. He is a member of the Swiss Fiction movement and a member of Suissimage for writers in Switzerland. In addition to his film work, Ali has been active in the visual arts for twenty years, specializing in performance art and traveling with his art around the world. He also gave Manny workshops in performance art, such as Boston University of the Arts, Royal London College of Art, Ireland, Germany, and Switzerland, and received many awards, the most important once are, the prestigious Swiss Art Award in 2012, and the Swiss Award for Performing Arts 2011.