Ali became a Member of the
European Parliament of 2004–9 with effect from 1 January 2007 upon the
accession of Bulgaria to the European Union. In 2013 he was appointed to the post of Bulgarian Vice-minister of Defence. In May 2014 he returned to the European Parliament as an elected
MEP. He currently sits on the
Committee on Budgets and the
Committee on Budgetary Control. == References ==