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Arif Ali (21 June 1961 – 31 January 2008) was aPakistani-born British publisher and journalist. He was the regional product director for theAssociated Pressnews agency inEurope,Middle East andAfrica.[1]
Arif Ali | |
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| Born | (1961-06-21)21 June 1961 Pakistan |
| Died | 31 January 2008(2008-01-31) (aged 46) London, United Kingdom |
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Arif Ali was born on 21 June 1961, inPakistan.[2]
He first became employed at the APLondonbureau in October 1982 as a field servicetechnician.[1] Ali often worked on risky assignments for the AP, including as a technical operations technician inSomalia in the early 1990s as the country collapsed in interclan warfare.[1] His main tasks at this time in his career were keepingsatellite phones,satellite systems and powergenerators working so that APreporters could file reports for thewire service from remote locations such as Somalia.[1]
Ali also managed a wide range of AP technical projects during his career with the organization.[1] Ali managed the Associated PressServer from 1995 until 2003.[1] He also served as theproduct manager for the project manager forAP Photo Archive from 1995 to 1999 before being promoted todirector ofphototechnology from 1999 to 2003.[1] Additionally, Ali worked as product manager for thecontent management systems eAP and eDistribute in 2003 and 2004.[1]
Ali also oversaw the technical operations coordination for large, special events covered by the AP, such as the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano, Japan, and the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney, Australia.[1]
In 2006 and 2007, Ali guided the creation of a new APArabictext service.[1]
Also in 2007, he was honored with theGramling Award, the Associated Press' top staff award for overseeing the creation and implementation of new AP services.[1]
Arif Ali died at his home in London on 31 January 2008 at the age of 46.[1] His funeral was held inSlough, United Kingdom.[1]