Ali El-Maak - Career

Career

Ali joined Khartoum University in 1955, graduating from the Faculty of Art with a Bachelor of Arts with honours degree in 1961. He then moved to the United States earning a Master's degree in Public Administration in 1966 from the University of Southern California. Ali returned to Sudan and worked in the Human Resource Department in the Ministry of the Treasury (1961–1970) (Ali worked here since graduating in 1961 and then went to US to study by the government until his return in 1966), also worked as a chief in State Institution for the Cinema (1970–1971), then he worked as a lecturer in Intuition of Public Administration in Khartoum (1972–1973), and then chief and chief-editor in Housing Publishing in Khartoum University (1973–1983). Ali worked as expert and as a professor at Translation and Arabization Unit in Khartoum University (1983–1992). Ali was awarded a scholarship from American Fulbright Institution in 1988, Ali research which auspiced by University of New Mexico focuses on of translated of some Indian American myths to Arabic. Ali works as supervisor with more than 20 postgraduate students in translation (Master and Ph.D.). Ali contributed in many congresses, seminars and festivals around the world including The International Congress of Poetry in Astroja in former Yugoslavia in 1971, The Seventh International Festival of Cinema in Moscow in 1971, The festival of Saudi Arabian Writers in Riyadh in 1983, and The Seminar of International Book in Cambridge University in 1990. His contributed in many unions and councils as example the member of National Council of Art Auspice in 1974 and as same time the chairman of short stories and cinema and novel Committee, The chairman of Sudanese Music (one of the UNESCO branches) (1974–1985), the member of Council of lecturers of University of Khartoum (the highest academic institution in the university) (1983–1992), member of council Arab League Institution for translation in Algeria, the chief editor of Magallat Ala-Addab magazine, and the Chairman of Sudanese Writers Union from 1986 until his death. Finally, he was a member of Council of Art Faculty and member of Research Council of Art Faculty, and member of Central Researches of University of Khartoum.