From 1998 to 2006, Al-Ali was appointed Vice Chairman of State Audit Bureau in Qatar and was then appointed as chairman in 2006.[6]
In 2007, he was appointed to the Qatar National Committee for Integrity and Transparency as Chairman of ABQ.[6]
Al-Ali was appointed Minister of Youth and Sports in June 2013. In February 2016, he became Minister of Culture and Sports. Al-Ali was appointed as Qatar's Minister of Sports and Youth in October 2021.[6][7]