Sheikh Maqsood Ali was a Bangladeshi civil servant, researcher, writer and organiser of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
[1] Ali was appointed Joint Secretary of Ministry of Shipping, Inland Water Transport and Civil Aviation in 1972 after returning to Bangladesh.
[4] He was appointed Director General of Civil Officer's Training Academy and the National Institute of Public Administration in 1975.
[1] He also served as Secretary of Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation and member of Bangladesh Planning Commission.
[3][5] Ali wrote in local and international journals and published several books.