Dr Ghali is a professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at AKU-ISMC and a specialist in Arabic manuscripts studies. He also leads the Aga Khan Library in the United Kingdom. He received his PhD in 2012 from Cairo University, Faculty of Arts in Arabic manuscripts traditions. He completed coursework for a Master's in Islamic Studies and a diploma in Executive Management from the Institute of Management. Before joining AKU, Dr Ghali worked in various academic and professional roles at the Institute of Arabic Manuscripts, the American University in Cairo and the Ministry of Endowments in Egypt. He also held several consultancy roles in and outside Egypt, such as Qatar University and the Supreme Council for Culture in Kuwait al-Furqan Heritage Foundation in London. He lectured and delivered papers at international conferences and seminars in Egypt, Syria, UAE and Qatar. Dr Ghali organises yearly short courses on Arabic Manuscript Traditions and Qur’an in Daily Muslim Practices. Dr Ghali has been the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Manuscripts Association since January 2024.

Dr Ghali coordinates and teaches (Paths to Sufism Course) for MA students at AKKU-ISMC. He also co-teaches in courses such as the Concept of Nation in Modern Arabic Literature and Muslim Societies in the Contemporary World. He delivers guest lectures on Pre-Islamic poetry, Prose Culture, and Quran Recitation at the Institute of Ismaili Studies. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Abdou-Filali Ansari's Occasional Papers published by the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations. Dr Ghali published in different research areas. His forthcoming publication is the outcomes of working on personal documents belonging to the leading Egyptian figure and Muslim reformer, Muhammad ‘Abduh (d.1905).