B.Arch from Pakistan in 2001
M.Arch from University of Nottingham, UK in 2006
Masters in Cultural Economics from University of Turin, Italy in 2007
Currently Wajahat is working with Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan (AKCSP) as a Manager Conservation and Design. For 18 years of his career, he has been mostly engaged in planning and conservation of heritage sites, development of master plans and inventorying of both historic sites. Some of the prominent conservation projects he was part of the team were, 400 years old Shigar Fort, Khaplu Palace, 900 years old Altit Fort, 400-years old Shahi Hammam Lahore, Conservation of Wazir Khan Mosque Lahore etc. Most of the projects he has worked on have won UNESCO Heritage Awards for heritage conservation category. Currently Wajahat Ali is leading team carrying out conservation of World Heritage Site of Lahore Fort in Pakistan. Besides restoring some of the prime monuments within the Lahore Fort, his focus is also development of Master Plan for the holistic conservation and site Management of the site and its Buffer Zone. He is author of various research papers and presented presentations in various national/international conferences held in Pakistan, Japan, Italy, UAE, China, Thailand, Hungary and Serbia.