Moses Ali (born 5 April 1939) is a Ugandan lawyer, politician and retired military officer.

Moses Ali also holds qualifications from military educational institutions in Uganda, Israel and the United Kingdom.

[8] Ali was involved in the 1971 Ugandan coup d'état that overthrew President Milton Obote and brought Idi Amin to power.

[9] In April 1978, the President organized a meeting in the capital Kampala, where he railed against ministers whom he deemed disloyal, too powerful or incompetent, including Moses Ali.

Accusing the Minister of Finance of mismanaging the Bank of Uganda, gross corruption,[10] mishandling Muslim Supreme Council funds, and ignoring orders by the government,[9] Amin became so angry during his speech that he threw a trashcan at Ali.

Ali was convinced that his downfall and the attempted assassination had been organized by the Uganda Army commander Yusuf Gowon, a long-time rival of his.

[13] When Amin's regime collapsed during the Uganda–Tanzania War of 1978–1979, Ali fled into exile in southern Sudan, finding refuge in Nimule.

[14] In the 1980s, he led the Uganda National Rescue Front in an armed rebellion against the government of reinstated President Milton Obote,[7] and became a warlord ruling a fief in southern Sudan.