Dr. Ali Tarab Ali (born July 20, 1947) is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania and is the Shadow Minister for Health and Social Welfare. He received a Master's degree and Ph.D, both in biochemistry, from Kharkov State University in the Soviet Union (now Kharkiv University in Ukraine). Prior to being a member of Parliament, Ali was a biochemist within the Ministry of Health for Zanzibar and a lecturer at Muhimbili University College of Health Science.He is also a lecturer for biochemistry at Hurbert kairuki memorial university (HKMU). His students includes Mtenga (Revised by Rx).