Scion of a highly respected family of Lahore, Punjab, Ali Syed's ancestry can be traced to Pirkot in the district of Jhang.

Born on 2nd December 1956, Ali did his Masters in Economics from the Government College Lahore and then went on to receive Masters Degree in Business Administration from the George Washington University, Washington D.C. in 1980.

Ali started his illustrious career in Marketing and Finance from U.S.A. and worked with some of the best known companies such as The Time Life U.S.A., General Development Corporation and Tandy Corporation. Back home, he founded and managed successfully Amil (Pvt.) Ltd and Simzain International.

He is presently heading Alltrac (Pvt.) Ltd as Chief Executive Officer, CEO of a solar energy company namely IDC Pvt. Ltd., and an Executive Director and Advisor to The Board of Pak-Oasis Industries (Pvt.) Ltd., Pakistan's largest water engineering company. He has remained on the Board of Directors of many companies including Pak Arab Refinery (Parco) and Port Qasim Authority. Presently, he is serving as a Director on the Board of Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) and making his contributions in two important committees viz Audit & Finance and the Human Resource Committee.

Ali Syed is widely travelled and specialises in successful negotiating skills. Ali is happily married with two children.