Ali is a common unisex name. In

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

, Ali is derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high", "elevated" or "champion", and is used as both a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

and

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader

Ali ibn Abi Talib ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

, but the name is also present among some pre-Islamic Arabs (e.g.

Banu Hanifa Banu Hanifa ( ar, بنو حنيفة) is an ancient Arab tribe inhabiting the area of al-Yamama in the central region of modern-day Saudi Arabia. The tribe belongs to the great Rabi'ah branch of North Arabian tribes, which also included Abdu ...

, and some rulers of Saba and Himyar). It is identical in form and meaning to the he , עֵלִי ,

Eli Eli most commonly refers to: * Eli (name), a given name, nickname and surname * Eli (biblical figure) Eli or ELI may also refer to: Film * ''Eli'' (2015 film), a Tamil film * ''Eli'' (2019 film), an American horror film Music * ''Eli'' (Jan ...

, which goes back to the High Priest

in the biblical

Books of Samuel The Book of Samuel (, ''Sefer Shmuel'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Samuel) in the Old Testament. The book is part of the narrative history of Ancient Israel called the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books (Joshu ...

. Ali as a surname has become popular in domains under the influence of Islamic culture. This is especially so in the Caribbean where indentured labourers from South Asia were brought to replace African slave labour after the end of the

Transatlantic slave trade The Atlantic slave trade, transatlantic slave trade, or Euro-American slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas. The slave trade regularly used the triangular trade route and i ...

, in countries such as

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

and

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

. The name Ali is also used in various other cultures as a given name. Among English speakers it is used as a short form of male or female names starting with "Al-", such as Alice, Alison, Alisha, Alistair, Alexander, or Alexandra. In

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

, Áli and Åle are alternative forms of

Onela Onela was according to ''Beowulf'' a Swedish king, the son of Ongentheow and the brother of Ohthere. He usurped the Swedish throne, but was killed by his nephew Eadgils, who won by hiring foreign assistance. In Scandinavian sagas a Norwegian ki ...

. Ali is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

male given name, derived from Aleksanteri.Kustaa Vilkuna, Marketta Huitu and Pirjo Mikkonen. ''Etunimet'', published in ''Joka kodin suuri nimikirja.'' Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho, 1990.

Islam

* Al-Ali (The Sublimely Exalted)'', one of the 99

names of God in Islam Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...

(601-661), cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

, the fourth Caliph of Sunni Islam, and the first Imam in most schools of Shia Islam. *

Ali ibn Husayn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ( ar, علي بن الحسين زين العابدين), also known as al-Sajjād (, ) or simply as Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn (), , was an Imam in Shiʻi Islam after his father Husayn ibn Ali, his uncle Hasan ...

(''Zayn al-Abidin'') (с. 659 - c. 713), grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth infallible Imam in Isma'ili and Twelver Shia Islam. * Ali ibn Musa (''ar-Reza'') (c. 766–818), eighth infallible Imam in Shia Islam. *

Ali ibn Muhammad Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Idris ( ar, علي بن محمد بن إدريس) was the fourth Idrisid sultan of Morocco. He was the son of Muhammad ibn Idris whom he succeeded in 836. He died in 848 CE (Rajab 234 AH) and was succeeded by his brother Yahya ...

(''al-Hadi'') (c. 829 - c. 868), tenth infallible Imam in Shia Islam. *

Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari ( fa, علی ابن سهل ربن طبری ) (c. 838 – c. 870 CE; also given as 810–855 or 808–864 also 783–858), was a Persian Muslim scholar, physician and psychologist, who produced one of t ...

, a Persian Muslim scholar, physician and psychologist * Ali ibn al-Mu'tasim, was a 9th-century Abbasid prince and son of

Al-Mu'tasim Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd ( ar, أبو إسحاق محمد بن هارون الرشيد; October 796 – 5 January 842), better known by his regnal name al-Muʿtaṣim biʾllāh (, ), was the eighth Abbasid caliph, ruling f ...

. *

Ali al-Muktafi Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ( ar, أبو محمد علي بن أحمد; 877/78 – 13 August 908), better known by his regnal name al-Muktafī bi-llāh ( ar, المكتفي بالله, , Content with God Alone), was the Caliph of the Ab ...

was the 10th century Abbasīd caliph from 902 to 908. He was named after caliph Ali. * Ali al-Ridha, descendant of the

Islamic prophet Prophets in Islam ( ar, الأنبياء في الإسلام, translit=al-ʾAnbiyāʾ fī al-ʾIslām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God in Islam, God's message on Earth and to serve as models of ideal human behaviour. So ...

, and the eighth

Imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

. * Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, was an Imam in Shiʻi Islam after his father

Husayn ibn Ali Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, أبو عبد الله الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi ...

, his uncle Hasan ibn Ali, and his grandfather, Ali. *

, Abu Abd Allah or Imam Husayn, was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. * Hasan ibn Ali, was the firstborn son of Ali and

Fatima Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, th ...

, and a grandson of the Islamic prophet

. * Ali (Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib), was a cousin, son-in-law and companion of the

. * Ali ibn al-Athir, 12th and 13th-century Islamic historian and geographer. * Ali Jaunpuri (1800-1873), Islamic scholar

Given male name

Arts and entertainment

* Ali Akbar Navis, Indonesian author * Ali Gatie, Iraqi-Canadian singer-songwriter *

Ali Hassan Ali Hassan may refer to: * Ali Hasan, an eleven-year-old Bahraini boy arrested for allegedly participating in a protest during the 2011 Bahraini uprising; see Arrest of Ali Hasan * Ali Hasan (born 1965), Kuwaiti fencer * Alihassan Turabi (born 19 ...

(born 1972), Indian television actor * Ali Kiba (born 1986), Tanzanian singer and songwriter * Ali Özgentürk, Turkish film director * Ali Rehman Khan, Pakistani actor *

Ali Saad (actor) Ali Saad (Arabic: علي سعد) is a Lebanese actor and voice actor. Filmography Film *''Princess of Rome'' - Voice only. 2015 *''Magic Bottle'' - Voice only. 2016 *''Karun Treasure'' - Voice only. 2016 Television Dubbing role ...

, Lebanese actor and voice actor * Ali Saleem, Pakistani television host * Ali Salem, Egyptian playwright * Ali Shahalom, British-Bangladeshi comedian * Ali Al-Zein, Lebanese actor and voice actor * Ali Campbell, British singer and member of UB40

Sports

Ali Alaaeddine Ali Salman Alaaeddine ( ar, علي سلمان علاء الدين, ; born 8 September 1993) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward for club Nejmeh. Club career Born in Kuwait, Alaaeddine began his youth career in 2009 with Kuwaiti c ...

(born 1993), Lebanese footballer * Ali Alanç (born 1959), Turkish football manager *

Ali Annabi Ali Annabi ( ar, علي عنابي; born 6 November 1939) is a Tunisian fencer. He competed in the individual sabre and épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially k ...

, Tunisian fencer *

Ali Asfand Ali Asfand (Punjabi: ; born 22 November 2004) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Central Punjab. Asfand made his List A debut for Central Punjab against Northern during the 2021-22 Pakistan Cup on 16 March 2022. Asfand made his T20 debut f ...

(born 2004), Pakistani cricketer * Ali Bacher, South African cricket batsman and administrator * Ali Daei (born 1969), Iranian footballer *

Ali Daher Ali Talal Daher (, ; born 26 November 1996) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Shabab Sahel, on loan from Ahed. Club career Starting his career at Ahed, Daher was sent on a two-year loan to Shabab Sahel. He playe ...

(born 1996), Lebanese footballer *

Ali Demić Ali Demić (born October 13, 1991) is a Bosnian professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8 (2.03m) and weighing 212 lb (96 kg), he has started at the small forward and power forward The power forward (PF), also known ...

, Bosnian basketball player * Ali Eren Demirezen (born 1990), Turkish amateur boxer *

Ali Fakih Ali Reda Fakih ( ar, علي رضا فقيه; born 12 April 1967) is a Lebanese football coach and former player who is the goalkeeper coach of club Shabab Sahel. As a player, Fakih played as a goalkeeper. During the 1996–97 season, Fakih s ...

(born 1967), Lebanese footballer *

Ali Farahat Ali Farahat (until 2014 written ''Ali Frhat''; born August 22, 1975) is an Egyptian and American chess player who received the FIDE title of International Master (IM) in 2005. He won the Egyptian chess championship in 2014. Since April 2019, he p ...

, Egyptian chess player * Ali Farokhmanesh (born 1988), American basketball player and coach *

Ali Fayad (disambiguation) Ali Fayad may refer to: * Ali Fayad (footballer) (born 1991), player of association football * Ali Fayad (American football) (born 1999), player of American football * Ali Fayad (arms dealer), Lebanese arms dealer {{dab ...

, multiple people *

Ali Gaye Ali Gaye (born November 29, 1998) is a Gambian professional American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU. Early life and high school Gaye was born in The Gambia ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Ali Ferit Gören ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...

(1913-1987), Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter * Ali Güneş, Turkish footballer * Ali Kaya (athlete) (born Stanley Kiprotich Mukche in 1994), Kenyan-Turkish long-distance runner *

Ali Kireş Ali Kires (born 24 January 1991) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club) is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1922 Konyaspo ...

, Turkish footballer *

Ali Marpet Alexander "Ali" Marpet (; born April 17, 1993) is an American former professional football guard who played seven seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Marpet played college football at Hobart and William S ...

(born 1993), American football player in the NFL *

Ali Marwi Ali Marwi ( ar, علي مروي) is a former Kuwaiti footballer. He prominently played during the early-to-late 1990s with the Kuwaiti national football team as a forward. He spent most of his career with Kuwait giants Al-Salmiya. He competed ...

, Kuwaiti footballer *

Ali Musse Ali Adem Musse (born 1 January 1996) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC. Early life Born in Somalia, Ali moved to Canada at a young age. He began playing youth football with Ear ...

(born 1996), Somali footballer *

Ali Noorzad Ali Noorzad ( fa, علی نورزاد; born 21 November 1985) is an Afghan international basketball player. He played college basketball for the Rutgers–Camden Scarlet Raptors during the 2010–11 season. He represented Afghanistan's natio ...

, Afghan basketball player *

Ali Ölmez Ali Ölmez (born August 21, 1983) is a Turkish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian f ...

, Turkish footballer *

Ali Omari ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

, Afghan footballer *

Ali Öztürk (footballer born 1986) Ali Öztürk may refer to: * Ali Öztürk (footballer, born 1986), Turkish footballer * Ali Öztürk (footballer, born 1987), Turkish footballer * Ali Öztürk (para table tennis) Ali Öztürk may refer to: * Ali Öztürk (footballer, born 1986), ...

, Turkish footballer *

Ali Öztürk (footballer born 1987) Ali Öztürk may refer to: * Ali Öztürk (footballer, born 1986), Turkish footballer * Ali Öztürk (footballer, born 1987), Turkish footballer * Ali Öztürk (para table tennis) Ali Öztürk may refer to: * Ali Öztürk (footballer, born 1986), ...

, Turkish footballer *

Ali Sabeh Ali Abbas Sabeh ( ar, علي عباس السبع, ; born 24 June 1994) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team. International career Sabeh made his debut for Lebanon in a 3–2 defeat ...

(born 1994), Lebanese footballer *

Ali Sami Yen Ali Sami Yen, born Ali Sami Frashëri (20 May 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an Albanian-Turkish sports official best known as the founder of the Galatasaray Sports Club. After the enactment of law on family names in 1934, he took the surname Yen, ...

, Turkish Association football entrepreneur *

Ali Sánchez Ali Miguel Sánchez (born January 20, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. Career New York Mets ...

, Venezuelan professional baseball player * Ali Sarı (born 1986), Turkish taekwondo practitioner *

Ali Tandoğan Ali Tandoğan (born 25 December 1977) is a Turkish former football player and coach who was most recently the manager of Altay S.K. Honours *Beşiktaş **Turkish Cup (2): 2005–06, 2006–07 **Turkish Super Cup (1): 2006 *Bursaspor **Süper ...

, Turkish footballer *

Ali Topaloğlu Ali Topaloğlu (born 1998) is a Turkish world and European champion track and field athlete with Down syndrome. He is a member of Canik Belediyespor in Samsun. Ali Topaloğlu started playing sports at the age of fifteen motivated by his father. Si ...

(born 1998), Turkish track and field athlete with Down syndrome * Ali Turan, Turkish footballer * Ali Williams (born 1981), New Zealand rugby union player * Ali Nihat Yazıcı, Turkish chess official *

Ali Efe Yeğin Ali Efe Yeğin (born 31 August 1993 in Balıkesir) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer. He won the 2017 BMU European f600 championship. He competed in the European Superstock 1000 Championship in 2018 for Nutec - Benjan – Kawasaki Team o ...

(born 1993), Turkish professional motorcycle racer

Others

* Ali Aaltonen, Finnish Red Guard commander *

Ali al-Abdallah Ali al-Abdallah () is a Syrian writer and human rights activist. He was arrested in Syria in March 2006. He was again arrested and jailed in 2007 after trying to revive the Damascus Declaration. He was released from Adra Prison on June 23, 2 ...

, Syrian writer and human rights activist *

Ali Akdemir Ali Akdemir (born June 3, 1963, in Sivas) is a Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish cit ...

, Turkish scientist * Ali Alatas, Indonesian diplomat *

Ali Aldabbagh Ali Aldabbagh (born 18 July 1955) is an Iraqi engineer, businessman and politician who served as government spokesman until November 2012. Early life and education Aldabbagh was born in Kerbala on 18 July 1955. He hails from a Shiite family. He ...

, Iraqi engineer and politician *

Ali Abu Awwad Ali Abu Awwad ( ar, علي أبو عواد, born 1972) is a prominent Palestinian peace activist and proponent of nonviolence. He is the founder of ''Taghyeer'' (Change), a Palestinian national movement promoting nonviolence to achieve and guaran ...

, Palestinian pacifist *

Ali Babacan Ali Babacan (; born 4 April 1967) is a Turkish politician, economist, and engineer. He is the founder and current leader of the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA). He served 13 years as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Economy, Chief ...

, Turkish politician *

Ali Mohammad Besharati Ali Mohammad Besharati (born 1945) is a senior Iranian politician who served as deputy foreign minister and also, interior minister. Early life and education Besharati was born in Jahrom in 1945. He studied medicine. However, he holds a bachelor ...

(born 1945), Iranian politician * Ali Bozer, Turkish politician * Ali Brownlee (1959–2016), English sportscaster *

Ali Çetinkaya Ali Çetinkaya, also known as " Kel" Ali Bey (1878 – 21 February 1949) was an Ottoman-born Turkish army officer and politician, who served eight terms in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, including a period in 1939–40 as his country's ...

, Turkish Army officer *

Ali al-Dandachi Ali Abdulkarim al-Dandachi ( ar, علي عبد الكريم الدندشي; 1906 – February 8, 2000) was a Syrian who served as the vice president of the Boy Scouts de Syrie. Dandachi also served on the International Committee of the World Organ ...

, Syrian scout leader * Ali Dizaei (born 1962), Anglo-Iranian police officer and criminal *

Ali Džabič ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

(1853–1918), Bosnian mufti *

Ali Erdemir Ali Erdemir,Ali Erdemir was elected in 2019
as a member of

, Turkish scientist *

Ali Fadel Ali Fadel AlMisir is an Iraqi politician who was the Governor of Baghdad Governorate from December 2004 to January 2005.Ali Hassan al-Majid (1941–2010), Iraqi politician and mass murderer *

Ali Jarbawi Ali Jarbawi ( ar, علي الجرباوي; born January 30, 1954) is the former Minister of Planning and Administrative Development and the former Minister of Higher Education of the Government of the Palestinian National Authority.Ali Kaya (serial killer) (born 1979), Turkish serial killer *

Ali Kemal Bey Ali Kemal Bey (; 7 September 1869 – 6 November 1922) was a Turkish journalist, newspaper editor, poet, liberal-leaning politician, and government official who was for some three months Minister of the Interior in the government of Damat Ferid ...

, Turkish journalist, newspaper editor and poet *

Ali Khademhosseini Ali Khademhosseini ( fa, علی خادم‌حسینی, born October 30, 1975, Tehran, Iran) is the Director and CEO of the Terasaki Institute and former professor at the University of California-Los Angeles where he held a multi-departmental profes ...

(born 1975), Iranian-Canadian bioengineer *

Ali Khamenei Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia ''marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously the third president o ...

(born 1939), Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989 * Ali Kordan (1958–2009), Iranian politician * Ali ibn Abbas al-Majusi, 11th century physician *

Ali Maksum Kiai Haji Ali Ma'shum (March 2, 1915 - December 7, 1989) was the chairman of the advisory council of Nahdlatul Ulama, the world's largest Islamic organization in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in ...

, Indonesian Islamic leader * Ali al-Masudi (''al-Masʿūdī)'', Arab historian, geographer and traveler *

Ali Mech Ali Mech was a tribal chief in the 13th century CE, in the region of present-day Assam belonging to the Mech people. He is said to have helped Bakhtiyar Khalji duing his Tibet campaign and converted to Islam under his influence. Biography Ali M ...

, 13th-century tribal chief *

Ali Akbar Moinfar Ali Akbar Moinfar ( fa, علی‌اکبر معین‌فر; 14 January 1928 – 2 January 2018) was an Iranian politician and the first oil minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, serving briefly from 1979 to 1980. He later served as a member o ...

, Iranian politician * Ali Moulana, Sri Lankan politician, chairman of Eravur Urban Council *

Ali Qanso Ali Khalil Qanso ( ar, علي قانصوه) was a Lebanese politician who served as a minister for parliamentary affairs in the second cabinet of Saad Hariri. He was the president of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party and he served as minister ...

, Lebanese politician *

Ali İsmet Öztürk Ali İsmet Öztürk (born 23 May 1964) is a Turkish professional display pilot, an aerobatic aircraft designer and an aviation businessman. He is the first civilian to be recognised as a professional aerobatic pilot in the country. He flies in in ...

(born 1964), Turkish aerobatics pilot * Ali ibn Ridwan, 11th century astrologer * Ali Sabancı, Turkish businessman * Ali Sadikin, Indonesian politician * Ali Said Raygal, Somali politician * Ali Sastroamidjojo, 8th and 10th Prime Minister of Indonesia *

Ali Sayyar Ali Sayyar (1926–October 2019) was a veteran Bahraini journalist who founded and edited a newspaper, ''Al Qafilah'', and a magazine, ''Sada Al Osbou''. He was one of the founding fathers of the Bahraini press. Early life and education Sayyar ...

(1926–2019), Bahraini journalist and politician *Ali Shayegan (1903–1981), Iranian politician *Ali Tayebnia (born 1960), Iranian academic and politician *Ali Wallace (naturalist), assistant to naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace *Ali Wazir, Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement *Ali Yafie, Indonesian Islamic leader *Ali Yusuf Kenadid, Somali Sultan of the Sultanate of Hobyo *Ali I of Yejju (died 1788), Ethiopian leader *Ali II of Yejju (c. 1819 – c. 1866), Ethiopian leader

Given female name

Arts and entertainment

*Ali Barter (born 1986), Australian singer-songwriter *Ali Bastian (born 1982), English actress *Ali Benjamin, American author *Ali Brown (businesswoman), Ali Brown (born 1971), American author *Ali Brustofski (born 1993), American singer *Ali Bryan, Canadian novelist *Ali Caldwell (born 1988), American singer *Ali Cobrin (born 1989), American actress *Ali Cobby Eckermann (born 1963), Australian poet *Ali Ewoldt (born 1982), American theatre actress *Ali Fedotowsky (born 1984), American television presenter *Ali Hillis (born 1978), American actress *Ali Kay, American model *Ali Landry (born 1973), American model and actress *Ali Larter (born 1976), American actress *Ali Lee (born 1982), Hong Kong actress *Ali Liebegott (born 1971), American writer *Ali Liebert (born 1981), Canadian actress *Ali Lohan (born 1993), American model and actress *Ali MacGraw (born 1939), American actress *Ali McGregor, Australian soprano *Ali Michael (born 1990), American fashion model *Ali Rogers (born 1991), American beauty pageant titleholder *Ali Ryerson (born 1952), American flutist *Ali Shaw (born 1982), Scottish television presenter *Ali Smith (born 1962), Scottish author *Ali Sotto (born 1961), Filipino actress *Ali Spagnola, American musician *Ali Sparkes (born 1966), British author *Ali Stephens (born 1991), American model *Ali Stone (born 1992), Spanish record producer *Ali Stroker (born 1987), American actress *Ali Tamposi (born 1989), American songwriter *Ali Wentworth (born 1965), American actress *Ali Wong (born 1982), Vietnamese-Chinese-American comedian

Sports

*Ali Bernard (born 1986), American Olympic athlete *Ali Brigginshaw (born 1989), Australian international rugby league player *Ali Frantti (born 1996), American volleyball player *Ali Johnson (born 1998), English footballer *Ali Krieger (born 1984), American soccer player *Ali Loke (born 1993), Welsh squash player *Ali Riley (born 1987), American-born New Zealand soccer player *Ali Viola (born 1976), American softball player

Others

*Ali Cupper (born 1980), Australian politician *Ali Hewson (born 1961), Irish activist *Ali Hogg (born 1980), Australian activist *Ali Holman (born 1973), American author *Ali Vincent (born 1975), American spokeswoman *Ali Watkins (born 1992), American journalist

Middle name

*Abbas Ali Khalatbari (1912–1979), Iranian diplomat *Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar (born 1976), Bengali MLA of Assam *Ahmad Ali Sepehr (1889–1976), Iranian historian and politician *Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri (1898-1959), Bengali author and journalist *Ajmal Ali Choudhury (1916-1971), Bengali politician *Akbar Ali Khan (economist), Akbar Ali Khan, Bangladeshi economist *Golam Ali Chowdhury (1824–1888), Bengali landlord and philanthropist *Hatem Ali Jamadar (1872–1982), Bengali politician *Janab Ali Majumdar, Bengali politician *Lotf Ali Khan (c. 1769–1794), last Shah of the Zand dynasty, of Persia *Mahbub Ali Khan (1934-1984), Bangladeshi chief of naval staff *Mehmet Ali Birand (1941–2013), Turkish journalist *Mohammad Ali Varasteh (1896–1989), Iranian statesman *Mohammed Ali Qamar, Bengali boxer *Morshed Ali Khan Panni, Bangladeshi politician *Najib Ali Choudhury, Bengali Islamic scholar *Osman Ali Sadagar (1856–1948), Bengali-Assamese politician and educationist *Rowshan Ali Chowdhury (1874–1933), Bengali journalist *Sherman Ali Ahmed, Bengali MLA of Assam *Wazed Ali Choudhury, Wajid Ali Choudhury, Bengali MLA of Assam *Wajed Ali Khan Panni (1871–1936), Bengali aristocrat *Wajid Ali Khan Panni, Wajid Ali Khan Panni II, Bangladeshi politician *Yakub Ali Chowdhury (1888–1940), Bengali essayist

Surname

Arts and entertainment

*Aamir Ali, Indian television actor *Ahmad Ali (1910–1994), Pakistani writer *Ahmad Ismail Ali (1917–1974), Egyptian army officer *Alauddin Ali (1952–2020), Bangladeshi music composer *Ali (actor), Ali (born 1968), Indian film actor *Ali Saleem, Begum Nawazish Ali (born 1979), Pakistani television host *Filiz Ali (born 1937), Turkish pianist *Imtiaz Ali (director), Imtiaz Ali (born 1971), Indian film director *Laylah Ali (born 1968), American visual artist *Mahershala Ali (born 1974), American actor *Ali Shahalom, Shahalom Ali, better known as Ali Shahalom, comedian and television presenter *Rashied Ali (1935–2009), American drummer *Rucka Rucka Ali (born 1987), American rapper, radio personality, singer, comedian, and satirist *Sadeq Ali (1800–1862), Bengali poet, writer and judge *Somy Ali (born 1976), Bollywood actress *Syed Murtaza Ali, Bengali writer and historian *Tatyana Ali (born 1979), American actress and singer

Sports

*Awais Ali (born 2005), Pakistani cricketer *Abdulaziz Ali (born 1980), Qatari footballer *Hameen Ali (born 1977), American football player *Imtiaz Ali (cricketer), Imtiaz Ali (born 1954), former West Indian cricketer *Imtiaz Ali (1990s cricketer), Imtiaz Ali, Trinidadian cricketer *Jusif Ali (born 2000), Finnish footballer *Laila Ali (born 1977), American television personality and former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007, daughter of Muhammad Ali *Meral Yıldız Ali (born 1987), Romanian-Turkish female table tennis player *Moeen Ali – English cricket player *Muhammad Ali (1942–2016; born Cassius Clay), American boxer, activist and philanthropist *Mohamed Ali (footballer), Mohamed Ali (born 1992), Indian professional footballer *Nur Ali (born 1974), Pakistani-American racing driver *Rahman Ali (born 1944; born Rudolph Valentino Clay), American boxer, brother of Muhammad Ali * Veronica Porché Ali, American psychologist and the former wife of boxer Muhammad Ali

Others

*Ahmadu Ali (born 1936), Nigerian politician *Anwar Ali (banker), Anwar Ali, Pakistani economist *Ayaan Hirsi Ali (born 1969), writer and politician *Altab Ali, factory garment worker murdered by three teenagers in a racist attack in East London *Ayub Ali Master, founder of the Shah Jalal Restaurant in London, which became a hub for the British Asian community * Azad Ali, IT worker and civil servant for the HM Treasury *Azmin Ali (born 1964), Malaysian politician *Dina Ali, an Indian activist *Enam Ali, founder of the British Curry Awards, ''Spice Business Magazine'' and Ion TV *Hassan Al-Ali, former General Secretary of the Kuwait Boy Scouts Association * Ilias Ali (Bangladeshi politician), Bangladeshi politician, Organising Secretary of the Bangladesh National Party *Ismail Alam, Abul Aziz Muhammad Ismail Ali (1868–1937), Urdu poet and activist * Jobeda Ali, social entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker and Chief Executive of Three Sisters Care *Kazim Ali (born 1971), American poet, novelist, essayist, and professor * Md. Mahbub Ali, Mahbub Ali, Bangladeshi politician and Member of Parliament * Mahmud Ali (statesman), Indian Freedom Movement leader, statesman * Mockbul Ali, British diplomat and former Islamic Issues Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office * Munsur Ali, British film producer, screenwriter and director * Mustafa Ali, Malaysian politician * Shamsi Ali, Muhammad Shamsi Ali (born 1967), Indonesian-American Muslim scholar * Siraj Ali, British Bangladeshi restaurateur and philanthropist * Nasim Ali, UK Labour Party politician, councillor and former Mayor of Camden *Noble Drew Ali (1886–1929), founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America *Ragib Ali, industrialist, pioneer tea-planter, educationalist, philanthropist and banker *Rushanara Ali (born 1975), British politician *Sabahattin Ali (1907–1948), Turkish novelist and journalist *Safiye Ali (1891–1952), Turkish physician *Saleem Ali (academic), Saleem Ali (born 1973), Pakistani-American scholar *Salim Ali (1896–1987), Indian ornithologist and naturalist *Samina Ali, Indian-American author and activist *Sarfraz Ali (born c. 1977), convicted of the racially motivated murder of Ross Parker *Ibrahim Ali Tashna, Shah Muhammad Ibrahim Ali (1872–1931), Bengali poet and Islamic scholar *Shohid Ali, Bengali advocate *Sonni Ali (died 1492), first king of the West African Songhai empire *Syed Mohammad Ali (1928–1993), Bangladeshi journalist, founder of Bangladesh ''The Daily Star'' * Syed Mohsin Ali, former Minister of Social Welfare * Syed Mujtaba Ali, author, journalist, travel enthusiast, academician, scholar and linguist * Sheikh Razzak Ali (1928–2015), author, journalist and politician in Bangladesh

Derived names

Male

*Abdul Ali (disambiguation), Abdul Ali *Ali Reza *Ali Sher (disambiguation) *Barkat Ali (disambiguation), Barkat Ali *Mehmet Ali

Female

*Aliya, Aaliyah *Aliye *Aliya

Mononyms

Stage name or pseudonym

*Ali (actor), Telugu comedian and TV presenter *Ali (French rapper) (born 1995), French rapper of Moroccan origin *Ali (graffiti artist) *Ali (American rapper), aka Ali Jones, American rapper *Ali (South Korean singer) *Ali (wrestler), ring name of Pakistani-American professional wrestler Adeel Alam *Ali B, Dutch rapper *Ali B (DJ), British DJ *Ali Bongo (magician) (1929–2009), stage name of British comedy magician William Wallace *Ali G, stage persona used by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen * Ali Hassan (actor) (born 1972), Indian television actor *Ali Official, British-Bangladeshi comedian *Big Ali, American rapper and DJ

Fictional characters

*Ali (character), a Chinese cartoon character *Ali (House), Ali (''House''), a character in the television series ''House'' *Ali Baba, a character in the folk tale of ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' *Ali Bombay, a character in the television series ''M.A.S.K. (TV series), M.A.S.K.'' *Ali Osman, a character in the soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Ali Al-Saachez, a character in the anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'' *''Ali'', a character in ''The Land Before Time IV: Journey to the Mists''

References

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