Background
Ali was born in Kojakabad, Bishwanath, Sylhet District, Sylhet Division, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Ali immigrated to the United Kingdom at the age of 10 months with her mother to join her father, who was a factory worker
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Maya Ali
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Ali attended Lyng Hall School and left after completing GCSEs at the age of 16.
Career
Ali"s parents are Aftab Ali and Monta Bibi. Ali was brought up in Hillfields, Coventry. In 1985, Ali embarked on an Access course at Tile Hill College in Coventry.
She then went on to read Bachelor of Laws Law (Honours) at the University of Warwick as a mature student and graduated in 2000.
To gain training, Maya started by working in a law firm in London for four months, this meant being separated away from her family. She trained at J R Jones Solicitors, and qualified in 2005.
She soon progressed herself as the head of conveyancing department. In 2007, Maya opened a legal practice in partnership then parted the Partnership in March 2009 and set up her own legal practice Maya & Company Solicitors in Foleshill, Coventry as a sole practitioner.
Ali has been appointed as the legal executive for the Coventry Awami League Committee.
In 2010, Ali stood and lost for the Conservative Party in Street Michael"s ward in the Coventry City Council elections.
Achievements
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She is also part of the "made in Coventry" campaign for the City College Coventry in their aim to influence student to study and achieve their ambitions. In May 2012, after changing her party allegiance, she stood and won as the Labour candidate for Westwood ward, unseating her former Conservative Party colleague Marcus Lapsa.
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Labour Party