 In 1971, he obtained an FEL and LLB (law) degrees from University of Karachi.Jamiluddin Aali was also a former member of the Pakistan Peoples Party and was compelled to contest the 1977 National Assembly elections from NA-191, but lost to Munawwar Hasan of Jamaat-e-Islami.In 1997, Aali was elected as the member of the Senate for a six-year term with support of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.