Ali Miraj

Ali Miraj was the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for the marginal seat of Watford at the 2005 General Election.  Prior to that he contested the 2001 General Election in Aberavon, South Wales and served as a Councillor (London Borough of Hillingdon) from 1998-2002 having been elected at the age of 23.

He has been a governor of two schools and served as an adviser to the Shadow Foreign Affairs Team from 2001-2003.  He is regularly invited by the media for comment on domestic political issues and foreign affairs and has written anumber of articles in these areas.

Educated at Haberdashers Aske’s School for Boys, Elstree, he went on to the London School of Economics where he obtained degrees at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.  Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant, he is currently Vice President and Global Business Manager of Syndicated Finance at ING.

His interests include writing, the theatre and mixing and producing dance music.