[5] In October 2003 she assumed the role of the director of the Foreign Trade Policy Department until 2010, when she became Secretary-General (deputy minister) of the ministry.

During her incumbency as Secretary-General, she led negotiations on Jordan's accession to the WTO and was the head of the Jordanian delegation on the country's adherence to the OECD.

In addition, alongside other Cabinet members, the Decree approved the appointment of Ali as Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply.

Ali worked as an industrial professor at the School of Management and Logistical Sciences at the German Jordanian University.

[9] Ali was ranked as the 8th Most Powerful Arab Woman in Government by Forbes in 2015[7] and has been awarded several royal medals by Jordan's King Abdullah II for her efficiency in civil service, including the Order of Independence of the third class.