Ali is a common unisex name. In Arabic, 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, which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel. 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, 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. 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, Áli and Åle are alternative forms of Onela. Ali is a Finnish 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, the fourth Caliph of Sunni Islam, and the first Imam in most schools of Shia Islam. * Ali ibn Husayn (''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 Ali ibn Musa al-Rida ( ar, عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُوسَىٰ ٱلرِّضَا, Alī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā, 1 January 766 – 6 June 818), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the e ...

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

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 ...

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

Muhammad. * 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 Ali Rehman Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu films, television series and theater plays. Khan has won two Hum Awards and has been nominated twice at the Lux Style Awards for his acting prowess. Born and raised in Islamabad ...

, 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 Ali Saleem (Urdu: علی سلیم), best known by his alter-ego Begum Nawazish Ali, is a Pakistani television host, actor, scriptwriter and impressionist. He became a contestant in Bigg Boss 4 in 2010. He broke into the mainstream audiences thr ...

, Pakistani television host *

Ali Salem Ali Salem, also transliterated Ali Salim, ( ar, على سالم, ; 24 February 1936 – 22 September 2015) was an Egyptian playwright, author, and political commentator known for controversially endorsing cooperation with Israel. The ''Los ...

, 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 Ali Alanç (born January 22, 1959) is a Turkish football manager. He is the head coach of the Izmir-based Konak Belediyespor since the 2015–16 season, which competes in the Turkish Women's First Football League. Alanç serves also as the pres ...

(born 1959), Turkish football manager * Ali Annabi, 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 Ali Fredrick Farokhmanesh (born April 16, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player and current Colorado State Rams men's basketball assistant coach. Farokhmanesh gained nationwide fame in the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketbal ...

(born 1988), American basketball player and coach * Ali Fayad (disambiguation), 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 Ali Mehmet Güneş (born 23 November 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in West Germany, he represented Turkey at international level. Club career Güneş was born in Donaueschingen, West Germany. He s ...

, 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), 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 Ali Turan (born 6 September 1983) is a Turkish footballer who most recently played for Konyaspor. Club career Turan began his professional career with Kayserispor, and went on loan to Kayseri Erciyesspor during the 2006–07 Super Lig season. He ...

, Turkish footballer *

Ali Williams Alexander James "Ali" Williams (born 30 April 1981) is a New Zealand rugby union player who played at lock, spending almost all of his playing career in his homeland. At provincial level, he played mainly with Auckland, though he spent one seaso ...

(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, Turkish scientist *

Ali Alatas Ali Alatas ( ar, علي العطاس '; 4 November 193211 December 2008) was an Indonesian diplomat of Ba 'Alawi sada descent, who served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1999. He was Indonesia's longest serving foreign minister. E ...

, 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 Jamshid Ali Dizaei ( fa, جمشید علی دیزایی, transliteration: ''Jamshīd ʿAlī Dizaī''; ) (born 1962) is a former Commander in London's Metropolitan Police Service, Iranian-born with dual nationality, and formerly one of Britain's ...

(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, Iraqi politician * 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 Ali Kordan (23 October 1958 – 22 November 2009) was an Iranian conservative politician who served in the Revolutionary Guards, the judiciary and as deputy oil minister, before becoming interior minister of Iran in 2008 for just 90 days. He was ...

(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-Mas'udi ( ar, أَبُو ٱلْحَسَن عَلِيّ ٱبْن ٱلْحُسَيْن ٱبْن عَلِيّ ٱلْمَسْعُودِيّ, '; –956) was an Arab historian, geographer and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus ...

(''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 Eravur Urban Council (EUC) is the local authority for the town of Eravur in eastern Sri Lanka. EUC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreation ...

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 Abu'l Hassan Ali ibn Ridwan Al-Misri () (c. 988 - c. 1061) was an Arab of Egyptian origin who was a physician, astrologer and astronomer, born in Giza. He was a commentator on ancient Greek medicine, and in particular on Galen; his commentary on ...

, 11th century astrologer * Ali Sabancı, Turkish businessman * Ali Sadikin, Indonesian politician *

Ali Said Raygal Ali Said Raygal ( so, Cali Saciid Raygaal, ar, علي سعيد رايجال) is a Somali politician. He is the former Minister of Youth and Sports of the autonomous Somaliland region in northwestern Somalia. Raygal was appointed to the positio ...

, 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 Ali Shayegan ( fa, علی شایگان, ʿAli Šāygān; March 1, 1903 – May 15, 1981), was an Iranian politician and an opponent of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and lived in political exile in New York and New Jersey from 1958. Shayegan, one of ...

(1903–1981), Iranian politician *

Ali Tayebnia Ali Tayebnia ( fa, علی طیب‌نیا, born 5 April 1960) is an Iranian academic, economist and former minister of finance. He was designated by President Hassan Rouhani for the position of finance minister on 4 August 2013 and was confirmed ...

(born 1960), Iranian academic and politician *

Ali Wallace (naturalist) Ali Wallace ( ''fl.'' 1840-1907) was the name used for a Malay from Sarawak, who accompanied and assisted Alfred Russel Wallace in his travels and explorations from 1855 to 1862. Initially recruited as a cook for his expedition, Ali was later resp ...

, assistant to naturalist

Alfred Russel Wallace Alfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural se ...

Ali Wazir Muhammad Ali Wazir (Pashto/Urdu: ) is a Pakistani Pashtun politician who is the co-founder of a human rights movement, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. During his student ...

, Pakistani politician and leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement *

Ali Yafie Kiai Hajji Ali Yafie (1 September 1926 – 25 February 2023) was an Indonesian faqih who was chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council. He was a prominent figure of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic organization in the world based in I ...

, 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 Alexandra Louise Bastian (born 27 February 1982) is an English actress, known for her roles as Becca Dean in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', Sally Armstrong in the ITV drama series ''The Bill'' and Becky Clarke in the BBC soap opera '' ...

(born 1982), English actress * Ali Benjamin, American author *

Ali Brown Alistair Duncan Brown (born 11 February 1970), commonly known as Ali Brown, is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club, before moving to Nottinghamshire for the 2009 season. He was nicknamed "Lordy", in allusion to ...

(born 1971), American author * Ali Brustofski (born 1993), American singer * Ali Bryan, Canadian novelist *

Ali Caldwell Ali Caldwell (born June 28, 1988) is an American singer from Woodbridge, New Jersey. She began her career as a member of Xhale, a three-person R&B group. In 2016, Caldwell auditioned for Season 11 of the US edition of ''The Voice'' and compete ...

(born 1988), American singer * Ali Cobrin (born 1989), American actress *

Ali Cobby Eckermann Ali Cobby Eckermann (born 1963) is an Australian poet of Aboriginal Australian ancestry. She is a Yankunytjatjara woman born on Kaurna land in South Australia. Eckermann has written poetry collections, verse novels and a memoir, and has been sh ...

(born 1963), Australian poet * Ali Ewoldt (born 1982), American theatre actress * Ali Fedotowsky (born 1984), American television presenter *

Ali Hillis Ali Hillis (born December 29, 1978) is an American actress who has appeared in television and film, and voices a number of characters in video games. She may be best known for her video game work as Dr. Liara T'Soni in the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy ...

(born 1978), American actress *

Ali Kay Alison von Fürstenberg (née Alison Parker Kay) is an American model and fashion designer. She is the second wife of Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg. Biography Kay graduated from Columbia University in 2006. In 2009 she modeled for a line ...

, American model * Ali Landry (born 1973), American model and actress * Ali Larter (born 1976), American actress *

Ali Lee Ali Lee Kai-sum (Chinese: 李佳芯; Jyutping: Lei5 Gaai1 Sam1; born 27 November 1982) is a Hong Kong actress and television host contracted to TVB. Lee first received attention as a television presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong's entertainment a ...

(born 1982), Hong Kong actress *

Ali Liebegott Ali Liebegott is an American writer, actor, and comedian. She is best known for her work as a novelist and a writer/producer on the Amazon original series ''Transparent''. Liebegott has taught creative writing at University of California, San Die ...

(born 1971), American writer *

Ali Liebert 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. ...

(born 1981), Canadian actress *

Ali Lohan Aliana Taylor "Ali" Lohan ( ; born December 22, 1993) is an American singer, actress, model and television personality. Lohan is the younger sister of actress and singer Lindsay Lohan. Early life Lohan was born in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, ...

(born 1993), American model and actress * Ali MacGraw (born 1939), American actress * Ali McGregor, Australian soprano *

Ali Michael Alexandra Nicole Michael (born May 15, 1990 in Colleyville, Texas), is an American model. Early life Ali Michael grew up in Colleyville, Texas. Her career began after winning the Fashion!Dallas/Kim Dawson Model Search contest in 2005 at age 15. ...

(born 1990), American fashion model *

Ali Rogers Ali Rogers Fauntleroy (born October 29, 1991) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Laurens, South Carolina who was named Miss South Carolina 2012. Biography She won the title of Miss South Carolina on July 14, 2012, when she received he ...

(born 1991), American beauty pageant titleholder *

Ali Ryerson Ali Ryerson (born 21 October 1952 in New York City) is a flutist with a background in both classical and jazz, as well as being an instructor. She has performed and toured worldwide with a wide range of artists including Billy Taylor, Kenny Barro ...

(born 1952), American flutist *

Ali Shaw Alison "Ali" Shaw (née Douglas) is a Scottish television presenter, who has appeared on ITV News, Sky Sports and MUTV. Broadcasting career Shaw started her television career with STV's children's department. She also presented current affairs p ...

(born 1982), Scottish television presenter * Ali Smith (born 1962), Scottish author * Ali Sotto (born 1961), Filipino actress *

Ali Spagnola Alicia Dawn Spagnola (born December 18, 1984) is a musician and YouTuber. She created a Power Hour Drinking Game Album that contains 60 one-minute songs. She also created several of the ringtones shipped on multiple Android phones. Her YouTube ...

, American musician *

Ali Sparkes Ali Sparkes (born 1966) is a British children's author. Books Her books include ''The Shapeshifter'' series of 6 books, ''Out of this World'' (a prequel to ''The Shapeshifter'' and first released as ''Miganium''), ''Unleashed,'' a series of ...

(born 1966), British author * Ali Stephens (born 1991), American model *

Ali Stone Alicia Gómez (born 1992), known professionally as Ali Stone, is a record producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and DJ from Colombia. She was named by Billboard as one of the Latin hitmakers of 2021. Stone was one of the opening acts ...

(born 1992), Spanish record producer * Ali Stroker (born 1987), American actress * Ali Tamposi (born 1989), American songwriter *

Ali Wentworth Alexandra "Ali" Wentworth (born January 12, 1965) is an American actress, comedian, author, and producer. Early life Wentworth's mother, Muffie Cabot (née Mabel Bryant Hobart), was Nancy Reagan's White House social secretary from 1981 to 1983 ...

(born 1965), American actress * Ali Wong (born 1982), Vietnamese-Chinese-American comedian

Sports

Ali Bernard Ali Bernard (born April 11, 1986 in New Ulm, Minnesota) is a female wrestler, who competes in the women's freestyle heavyweight (72 kg) division. Wrestling Greco-Roman-style in high school at New Ulm High School, she earned the Minnes ...

(born 1986), American Olympic athlete *

Ali Brigginshaw Ali Brigginshaw (born 1 December 1989) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and Valleys Diehards in the QRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is the captain of the Bron ...

(born 1989), Australian international rugby league player *

Ali Frantti Alexandra Annelise Frantti (born March 3, 1996) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the United States women's national volleyball team and Turkish Women's Volleyball League club Vakıfbank Istanbu ...

(born 1996), American volleyball player *

Ali Johnson Alicia Violet Johnson (born 24 December 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a full-back. Club career A product of Blackburn Rovers' Centre of Excellence, Johnson joined the senior team in the 2015–16 season, scoring 6 goals in 17 a ...

(born 1998), English footballer *

Ali Krieger Alexandra Blaire Krieger (born July 28, 1984) is an American soccer player for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women's ...

(born 1984), American soccer player *

Ali Loke Ali Loke (née Hemingway) (born 26 May 1993 in Stevenage) is a Welsh professional squash player. She has competed in the main draw of multiple professional PSA tournaments. As of April 2019, she was ranked number 77 Official Women's Squash World ...

(born 1993), Welsh squash player * Ali Riley (born 1987), American-born New Zealand soccer player *

Ali Viola Ali Viola (born January 1, 1976) is an American, former collegiate All-American softball player and coach. She played college softball for Nebraska from 1995 to 1998. She owns various records for the school and is one of ten NCAA Division I hitte ...

(born 1976), American softball player

Others

Ali Cupper Alison Sarah Cupper (born 20 January 1980) is an Australian politician. She was an Independent member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2018 until 2022, representing the seat of Mildura and was a previous Labor candidate. Political ca ...

(born 1980), Australian politician * Ali Hewson (born 1961), Irish activist *

Ali Hogg Ali Hogg (born 17 June 1980) is an Australian LGBTI activist, based in Melbourne. She is known for her campaigning for same-sex marriage and gay rights. As convenor for Equal Love in Victoria, '' SameSame.com.au'' reported that Hogg was voted ...

(born 1980), Australian activist *

Ali Holman Ali Holman is an American national TV fitness expert, author, certified trainer, and sports nutritionist. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended University of Arizona with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. She is certified thr ...

(born 1973), American author *

Ali Vincent Alison "Ali" Vincent is the winner of the fifth United States season of the fitness reality television show ''The Biggest Loser'', which aired in early 2008. Vincent's in-competition weight loss of 112 pounds earned her a $250,000 prize, and ...

(born 1975), American spokeswoman * Ali Watkins (born 1992), American journalist

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Abbas Ali Khalatbari Abbas Ali Khalatbari ( fa, عباسعلی خلعتبری, Abbās-'Alī Khal’atbarī; 1912 – 11 April 1979), also known as Abbas Ali Khal'atbari, was an Iranian diplomat, who served as the minister of foreign affairs from 1971 to 1978. He was ...

(1912–1979), Iranian diplomat *

Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Golakganj in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (IN ...

(born 1976), Bengali MLA of Assam *

Ahmad Ali Sepehr Ahmad Ali Sepehr, also known as Movarrekh Al Dowleh, (1889–1976) was an Iranian historian and politician. He held several government posts during both the Qajar and Pahlavi rule. Early life and education Sepehr was born in Tehran in 1889. His ...

(1889–1976), Iranian historian and politician * Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri (1898-1959), Bengali author and journalist *

Ajmal Ali Choudhury Ajmal Ali Choudhury ( bn, আজমল আলী চৌধুরী, ur, ) was a Pakistani politician and former Minister of Commerce of Pakistan. He was also a member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan. His close relationship with Muhamma ...

(1916-1971), Bengali politician * Akbar Ali Khan, Bangladeshi economist *

Golam Ali Chowdhury Mia Golam Ali Chowdhury Sahib ( bn, মিঞা গোলাম আলী চৌধুরী সাহেব; 1824 – 7 January 1888), also known as Chowdhuri Golam Ali ( bn, চৌধুরী গোলাম আলী), was a 19th-century Ben ...

(1824–1888), Bengali landlord and philanthropist * Hatem Ali Jamadar (1872–1982), Bengali politician * Janab Ali Majumdar, Bengali politician *

Lotf Ali Khan Lotf Ali Khan ( fa, لطفعلی‌خان زند; ) was the last Shah of the Zand dynasty. He ruled from 1789 to 1794. Early life Lotf Ali Khan Zand came to power after a decade of infighting among a succession of violent and inept Zand chiefs f ...

(c. 1769–1794), last Shah of the Zand dynasty, of Persia *

Mahbub Ali Khan Mahbub Ali Khan ( bn, মাহবুব আলী খান; 3 November 1934 – 6 August 1984) was a Bangladesh Navy rear admiral and the Chief of Naval Staff from 1979 till his death in 1984. He is known for his heroic actions done for hi ...

(1934-1984), Bangladeshi chief of naval staff *

Mehmet Ali Birand Mehmet Ali Birand (9 December 1941 – 17 January 2013) was a Turkish journalist, political commentator and writer. Biography He was born to İzzet and his wife Mürvet on 9 December 1941 in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. His mother was of Kurdish descen ...

(1941–2013), Turkish journalist *

Mohammad Ali Varasteh Mohammad Ali Varasteh (1896–1989) was an Iranian statesman who held several cabinet posts in the 1950s and also, served as the governor of Isfahan Province. He was the head of the regency council which was formed soon after the Shah Mohammad R ...

(1896–1989), Iranian statesman *

Mohammed Ali Qamar Mohammed Ali Qamar is a boxer from Kolkata, India. He was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the discipline of boxing in the Commonwealth Games at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester. Born into the Ghettoes of Kidderpore in Kolka ...

, Bengali boxer *

Morshed Ali Khan Panni Morshed Ali Khan Panni is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament from Tangail-8. Early life and family Morshed Ali Khan Panni was born into the Bengali Muslim family known as the Zamindars of Karatia. His ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Najib Ali Choudhury, Bengali Islamic scholar * Osman Ali Sadagar (1856–1948), Bengali-Assamese politician and educationist *

Rowshan Ali Chowdhury Mohammad Rowshan Ali Chowdhury ( bn, মোহাম্মদ রওশন আলী চৌধুরী; 18741933) was a Bengali journalist, writer, poet and politician. Early life Chowdhury was born in 1874 in the village of Maguradangi in Pan ...

(1874–1933), Bengali journalist *

Sherman Ali Ahmed Sherman Ali Ahmed is an Indian politician member of Indian National Congress. He is an MLA, elected from the Baghbar constituency in the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election as an All India United Democratic Front candidate. In 2016 and ...

, Bengali MLA of Assam * Wajid Ali Choudhury, Bengali MLA of Assam *

Wajed Ali Khan Panni Wajed Ali Khan Panni (also known as Chand Mian; 14 November 1871 – 25 April 1936) was a Bengali politician, educationist and the zamindar of Karatia. Early life Panni was born into a Bengali Muslim family in Karatia Union, Karatia, Tangail D ...

(1871–1936), Bengali aristocrat * Wajid Ali Khan Panni II, Bangladeshi politician *

Yakub Ali Chowdhury Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury (2 November 1888 – 15 December 1940) was a Bengali essayist and journalist. He was noted as one of the few Bengali Muslim literary scholars of his time. Early life Chowdhury was born on 2 November 1888 in the village ...

(1888–1940), Bengali essayist

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Arts and entertainment

* Aamir Ali, Indian television actor *

Ahmad Ali Ahmed Ali (1 July 1910 in Delhi – 14 January 1994 in Karachi) ( ur, احمد علی ) was a Pakistani novelist, poet, critic, translator, diplomat and scholar. A pioneer of the modern Urdu short story, his works include the short story c ...

(1910–1994), Pakistani writer *

Ahmad Ismail Ali Ahmad Ismail Ali ( ar, أحمد إسماعيل علي) (14 October 1917 – 26 December 1974) was the Commander-in-Chief of Egypt's army and minister of war during the October War of 1973, and is best known for his planning of the attack across ...

(1917–1974), Egyptian army officer *

Alauddin Ali Alauddin Ali (24 December 1952 – 9 August 2020) was a Bangladeshi music composer. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director five times for the films ''Golapi Ekhon Traine'' (1978), '' Sundori'' (1979), ''Koshai'' (1980), ...

(1952–2020), Bangladeshi music composer * Ali (born 1968), Indian film actor * Begum Nawazish Ali (born 1979), Pakistani television host *

Filiz Ali Filiz Ali (born 30 September 1937) is a Turkish pianist and musicologist. She studied piano at the State Conservatory of Music in Ankara. Graduating from Ferhunde Erkin's class in 1958, she received a Fulbright scholarship to study in the Unite ...

(born 1937), Turkish pianist * Imtiaz Ali (born 1971), Indian film director *

Laylah Ali Laylah Ali (born 1968Baker, Alex (2007) ''Laylah Ali: Typology''. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. p. 47. ) is a contemporary visual artist known for paintings in which ambiguous race relations are depicted with a graphic clarity and cartoo ...

(born 1968), American visual artist * Mahershala Ali (born 1974), American actor * Shahalom Ali, better known as Ali Shahalom, comedian and television presenter * Rashied Ali (1935–2009), American drummer *

Rucka Rucka Ali Rucka Rucka Ali (born January 27, 1987) is an Israeli-American rapper, singer, radio personality, comedian, YouTuber, and parodist. He is best known for his dark humor, political and topical song parodies on YouTube. Much of his content pokes fu ...

(born 1987), American rapper, radio personality, singer, comedian, and satirist *

Sadeq Ali Munshi Muhammad Sadeq Ali ( bn, মোহাম্মদ সাদেক আলী, Sylheti Nagri, Nagri: ), born as Sri Gaur Kishore Sen ( bn, শ্রী গৌর কিশোর সেন), was a prominent Dobhashi writer, poet and district ...

(1800–1862), Bengali poet, writer and judge *

Somy Ali Somy Ali ( ur, سومی علی, ar, سومي علي; born 25 March 1976)Singh, Prashant (30 April 2012Salman helps Somy Ali's charity foundation ''Hindustan Times'' is a Pakistani-American actress, writer, filmmaker, model and activist who has ...

(born 1976), Bollywood actress * Syed Murtaza Ali, Bengali writer and historian *

Tatyana Ali Tatyana Marisol Ali is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' from 1990 to 1996. She starred as Tyana Jones on the TV One original series ''Love That Girl!'', and ...

(born 1979), American actress and singer

Sports

Awais Ali Awais Ali (Urdu: ) (born 29 December 2005 in Gujranwala, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Central Punjab. Ali made his List A debut for Central Punjab against Southern Punjab during the 2021-22 Pakistan Cup on 6 March 2022. Ali p ...

(born 2005), Pakistani cricketer *

Abdulaziz Ali Abdulaziz Ali (born June 5, 1980) is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Muaither. Ali is also a member of the Qatar national football team. Career Ali joined the youth team of Al-Gharafa Al-Gharafa Sports Club ( ar ...

(born 1980), Qatari footballer *

Hameen Ali Hameen Mitsurugi Ali III (born April 14, 1977) is an American former college football player for the College of William & Mary who is best known for being the 2000 recipient of the Disney Sports Spirit Award. The award is presented annually to "c ...

(born 1977), American football player * Imtiaz Ali (born 1954), former West Indian cricketer * Imtiaz Ali, Trinidadian cricketer *

Jusif Ali Jusif Joose Ali (born 4 May 2000) is a association football, footballer who plays for :fi:Leppävaaran Pallo, LePa/Via Alberga in Kutonen, the Finnish eight-tier. Born in Finland, Ali plays for the Sudan national football team, Sudan national tea ...

(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 Meral Yıldız Ali (born June 23, 1987 in Romania) is a Romanian- Turkish female table tennis player. She plays for Fenerbahçe TT since 2007 and also played for Constanta TT in Romania and Eskişehir Anadolu University in Turkey. Major ...

(born 1987), Romanian-Turkish female table tennis player * Moeen Ali – English cricket player *

Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...

(1942–2016; born Cassius Clay), American boxer, activist and philanthropist * Mohamed Ali (born 1992), Indian professional footballer *

Nur Ali Nur B. Ali (Urdu: نو ر علی ) (born October 12, 1974 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Pakistani American race car driver. He is the first Pakistani to become a professional racing driver, and a former two-time Southwest Formula Mazda Series Champ ...

(born 1974), Pakistani-American racing driver *

Rahman Ali Rahaman Ali (born Rudolph Valentino Clay; July 18, 1944) is an American former heavyweight boxer. He is the younger brother of Muhammad Ali. Biography Ali was born to Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and Odessa Clay on July 18, 1944, 30 months after ...

(born 1944; born Rudolph Valentino Clay), American boxer, brother of Muhammad Ali *

Veronica Porché Ali Veronica Porché Anderson (formerly Porché Ali, ) is an American woman, the widow of American singer Carl Anderson (singer), Carl Anderson and formerly the third wife of American boxer Muhammad Ali. She is the mother of Ali's two daughters Han ...

, American psychologist and the former wife of boxer

Others

Ahmadu Ali Ahmadu Adah Ali (born 1 March 1936) is a retired Nigerian military officer, a physician and a politician. He was born in Idah, Igala Kingdom. Ali served as the Deputy Director of Army Medical Services and Chief Consulting Physician of the Milit ...

(born 1936), Nigerian politician * Anwar Ali, Pakistani economist * Ayaan Hirsi Ali (born 1969), writer and politician *

Altab Ali Altab Ali ( bn, আলতাব আলী; 1953 – 4 May 1978) was a Bangladeshi textile worker stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated killing. His death sparked widespread outrage and grassroots action that helped to reduce racism ...

, factory garment worker murdered by three teenagers in a racist attack in East London *

Ayub Ali Master Ayub Ali Master ( bn, আইয়ুব আলী মাস্টার; died 1980), was an early British Bangladeshi social reformer, politician and entrepreneur. He is notable for pioneering social welfare work for many early British Asians. H ...

, founder of the Shah Jalal Restaurant in London, which became a hub for the British Asian community *

Azad Ali Azad Ali is a British activist and a spokesman for the Islamic Forum of Europe. He was founding chair of the Muslim Safety Forum, is Vice-Chair of Unite Against Fascism (UAF), and former director of engagement at Muslim Engagement and Development ...

, IT worker and civil servant for the HM Treasury * Azmin Ali (born 1964), Malaysian politician *

Dina Ali Dina Ali Lasloom ( ar, دينا علي السلوم; born 29 March 1993) is a Saudi woman who attempted to seek asylum in Australia to escape Saudi guardianship laws, but was forcibly repatriated to Saudi Arabia from the Philippines. She was s ...

, an Indian activist * Enam Ali, founder of the British Curry Awards, ''Spice Business Magazine'' and Ion TV *

Hassan Al-Ali Hassan Al-Ali may refer to: * Hassan Al-Ali (Scouting) * Hassan Al-Ali (footballer) (born 2002) {{hndis, Ali, Hassan ...

, former General Secretary of the Kuwait Boy Scouts Association *

Ilias Ali (Bangladeshi politician) M Ilias Ali (1 January 1961 – disappeared 17 April 2012) was a Bangladeshi politician and member of the Jatiya Sangsad (2001–2006) representing the Sylhet-2 constituency. He served as the organising secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist ...

, Bangladeshi politician, Organising Secretary of the Bangladesh National Party * Abul Aziz Muhammad Ismail Ali (1868–1937), Urdu poet and activist *

Jobeda Ali Jobeda Begum Ali ( bn, জোবেদা বেগম আলী; 7 January 1975 – 8 April 2020) was an English businesswoman, social entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker and chief executive of Three Sisters Care. Early life Ali and her siste ...

, social entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker and Chief Executive of Three Sisters Care *

Kazim Ali Kazim Ali (born April 5, 1971) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and professor. His most recent books are ''Inquisition'' (Wesleyan University Press, 2018) and ''All One's Blue'' (Harper Collins India, 2016). His honors include an Individua ...

(born 1971), American poet, novelist, essayist, and professor * Mahbub Ali, Bangladeshi politician and Member of Parliament *

Mahmud Ali (statesman) Mahmud Ali ( bn, মাহমুদ আলী; ur, ; 1 September 1919 – 17 November 2006) was a progressive leftist Pakistani politician known for his agrarian politics. He was part of the Freedom Movement and played an important role dur ...

, Indian Freedom Movement leader, statesman *

Mockbul Ali Mockbul Ali, OBE (born 6 March 1981) is a British diplomat and the current British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti. Early life Ali is of Bengali South Asian heritage and was born in the UK. He is a graduate of t ...

, British diplomat and former Islamic Issues Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office *

Munsur Ali Munsur Ali ( bn, মুনসুর আলী; born 25 May 1978) is a Bangladeshi-born British film producer, screenwriter, director and social entrepreneur, Labour Party politician, and councillor for Portsoken ward. He is best known for h ...

, British film producer, screenwriter and director * Mustafa Ali, Malaysian politician * Muhammad Shamsi Ali (born 1967), Indonesian-American Muslim scholar *

Siraj Ali Muhammad Siraj Ali ( bn, মুহাম্মদ সিরাজ আলি; born 24 November 1954) is a Bangladeshi-born British restaurateur and philanthropist. Career In 1979, Ali bought the New Curry Centre, in Stanford-le-Hope. At the tim ...

, British Bangladeshi restaurateur and philanthropist *

Nasim Ali Nasim "Nash" Ali, ( bn, নাসিম আলী; born 7 February 1969) is a British Labour Party politician, councillor for Regent's Park, former Cabinet Member for Young People in Camden Council and former Mayor of Camden. In May 2003, at ...

, 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 (born 1973), Pakistani-American scholar * Salim Ali (1896–1987), Indian ornithologist and naturalist *

Samina Ali Samina Ali is an American author and activist born in India. Her debut novel, '' Madras on Rainy Days'', won the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger award from France and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award in Fiction. Career She has served ...

, Indian-American author and activist *Sarfraz Ali (born c. 1977), convicted of the racially motivated murder of Ross Parker * Shah Muhammad Ibrahim Ali (1872–1931), Bengali poet and Islamic scholar *

Shohid Ali Mohd. Shohid Ali (1914 – 1992) was a Bangladeshi advocate. Career Ali was a lawyer and a politician in Pakistan and Bangladesh. He was born in Chandbhorang (Biswanath subdivision), Sylhet in 1914 to M Musson Ali and Korful Nessa. Ali was the ...

, Bengali advocate *

Sonni Ali Sunni Ali, also known as Si Ali, Sunni Ali Ber (Ber meaning "the Great"), was born in Ali Kolon. He reigned from about 1464 to 1492. Sunni Ali was the first king of the Songhai Empire, located in Africa and the 15th ruler of the Sunni dynasty. ...

(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 Syed Mohsin Ali (12 December 1948 – 14 September 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as the Member of Parliament from Moulvibazar-3 and the Social Welfare Minister of the Government of Bangladesh. He was given Independence Day Award ...

, former Minister of Social Welfare *

Syed Mujtaba Ali Syed Mujtaba Ali ( bn, সৈয়দ মুজতবা আলী; 13 September 1904 – 11 February 1974) was a Bengali writer, journalist, travel enthusiast, academic, scholar and linguist. He lived in Bangladesh, India, Germany, Afghanistan ...

, author, journalist, travel enthusiast, academician, scholar and linguist * Sheikh Razzak Ali (1928–2015), author, journalist and politician in Bangladesh

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Abdul Ali ʻAbd al-ʻAlī (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد العلي) is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-ʻAlī'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It m ...

Ali Reza Ali Reza (also spelled Alireza or Ali-Reza) is a given name popular among Iranians referring to the imams of Shia Islam Ali and Ali al-Ridha. People Ali Reza * Ali-Reza Asgari, Iranian general * Ali Reza Eftekhari, Iranian pop singer * Ali Reza N ...

Ali Sher (disambiguation) Ali Sher may refer to: People *Ali Sher Bengali, 16th-century Muslim theologian * Ali Sher Hyderi, 20th-century political leader from Sindh, Pakistan * Ali Sher Khalji, 13th-century governor of Bengal *Ali Sher Khan Anchan, 17th-century king from ...

* Barkat Ali *

Mehmet Ali Mehmet Ali, Memet Ali or Mehmed Ali ("Ali"
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Aaliyah Aaliyah Dana Haughton (; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and " ...

* Aliye *

Aliya Aliya ( ar, عَلِيَّة‎ ), Aaliyah, Alia, or Aliyah is an Arabic feminine given name. It is the feminine of the name Ali, meaning "exalted". People * Aliya bint Ali (1911–1950), Queen of Iraq * ''Aliyah bint Abdallah al-Mansur'', was th ...

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Ali (actor) Ali (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian actor, comedian, and TV presenter who works predominantly in Telugu films and television. He acted in more than 1000 films in Telugu. He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. ...

, Telugu comedian and TV presenter * Ali (French rapper) (born 1995), French rapper of Moroccan origin *

Ali (graffiti artist) Marc André Edmonds (1956 – April 18, 1994), also known by the graffiti name ALI and as J. Walter Negro, “The Playin’ Brown Rapper” was an American artist and musician. As ALI, he is best known as the founder of 'Soul Artists' and originato ...

Ali (American rapper) St. Lunatics was an American hip hop group formed in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1993. The group consisted of childhood friends Nelly, Ali, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, City Spud, and Slo Down. Career After graduating from high school, the band members w ...

, aka Ali Jones, American rapper * Ali (South Korean singer) *

Ali (wrestler) Adeel Alam (born March 28, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Mustafa Ali. Prior to signing with WWE, Alam worked on the independent circuit after ...

, ring name of Pakistani-American professional wrestler Adeel Alam * Ali B, Dutch rapper * Ali B (DJ), British DJ *

Ali Bongo (magician) William Oliver Wallace (8 December 1929 – 8 March 2009), known by his stage name Ali Bongo, was an English comedy magician and former president of The Magic Circle who performed an act in which he was known as the "Shriek of Araby". Early lif ...

(1929–2009), stage name of British comedy magician William Wallace *

Ali G Alistair Leslie Graham, better known as Ali G, is a satirical fictional character created and performed by English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. A faux-streetwise poseur from Staines, Ali G speaks in rude boy-style Multicultural London English a ...

, stage persona used by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen * Ali Hassan (actor) (born 1972), Indian television actor *

Ali Official Ali Shahalom ( bn, আলী শাহআলম; born 15 October 1992), also known by his stage name Ali Official, is an English comedian and television presenter of Bangladeshi descent. Early life Shahalom was born in Devon, England. He studied ...

, British-Bangladeshi comedian * Big Ali, American rapper and DJ

Fictional characters

Ali (character) Ali the Fox () is a cartoon character created by Xu Han (, known as "Hans"), who graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University and received a master's degree. Ali is a red fox Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mamm ...

, a Chinese cartoon character * 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. M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) is a media franchise created by Kenner. The main premise revolved around the fight between the titular protagonist underground task force and the criminal organization V.E.N.O.M. (Vicious Evil Network o ...

'' * 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''

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