Ali Miraj is a broadcaster, infrastructure financier and DJ. He presents shows on LBC and also regularly appears on Sky News and other outlets to comment on domestic political developments and international affairs.
In 2012, he founded the Contrarian Prize to recognise the independence, courage and sacrifice of British public figures whose ideas challenge the status quo. He is a former Conservative parliamentary candidate and was first elected as a councillor at the age of 23. He also served as an adviser to the Conservative Foreign Affairs Team from 2001-2003 and a board member of the Party’s policy commissions on quality of life and international and national security (2006-2007).
Having qualified as a chartered accountant, he is a managing director in infrastructure finance at ING, managing global relationships with infrastructure equity investors. Ali is a trained house music DJ and has had multiple residencies and played at leading venues around the world. He is national vice president of CPRE, the countryside charity and Junior Warden of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers.