Aires Bonifácio Baptista Ali (born 6 December 1955) is a Mozambican politician who was Prime Minister of Mozambique from 16 January 2010 to 8 October 2012, when he was sacked by Mozambican President Armando Guebuza in a cabinet reshuffle.

In 1977, he became the principal (director) of Francisco Manyanga Secondary School in Maputo.

From 1980 to 1986, Ali was a provincial Director of Education in the province of Nampula in eastern Mozambique.

In 1989/1990, he worked as Head of Office for the then Minister of Education and Culture.

[4] He was appointed ambassador to China in June 2016 by President Filipe Nyusi.