Ali worked as a car mechanic and a driver moving containers at the port of Beirut. He was married for the past three years and had a child. When the fire erupted before the explosion on August 4, 2020, he was sharing videos of the flames with his friends when he was pushed by the blast hitting his head and breaking his bones. He was evacuated dead to Zahraa Hospital after which his body was transferred to his hometown Jibchit – Nabatieh Kaza.