Vali or Wali can refer to:

Places

* Vali, India, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Vali, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

People

Wāli ''Wāli'', ''Wā'lī'' or ''vali'' (from ar, والي ''Wālī'') is an administrative title that was used in the Muslim World (including the Caliphate and Ottoman Empire) to designate governors of administrative divisions. It is still in us ...

, title meaning ''governor'' in Arabic and several other languages *The Vali tribe, a

Sarmatia The Sarmatians (; grc, Σαρμαται, Sarmatai; Latin: ) were a large confederation of ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic peoples of classical antiquity who dominated the Pontic steppe from about the 3rd century BC to the 4th centur ...

n tribe of Ptolemy

Mythological characters

* Váli, In Norse mythology, a son of Odin and Rind * Váli (son of Loki), a son of Loki in some versions of Norse mythology *

Vali (Ramayana) Vali ( sa, वाली, nominative singular of the stem वालिन् (''Valin'')), also known as Bali, was a king of Kishkindha in the Hindu epic Ramayana. He was the husband of Tara, the biological son of Vriksharaja, the elder brother ...

or Bali, character in the Hindu epic Ramayana *Al-Walee, one of the Names of God in the Qur'an

Persons

Abbas Vali Professor Abbas Vali (born 1949) is a Kurdish political and social theorist specialising in modern and contemporary political thought and modern Middle Eastern Politics. Biography Vali was born in 1949 in Mahabad, Iran. He received his primary an ...

(born 1949), Iranian Kurdish academic *

Ali Khan Vali Ali Khan Vali ( fa, علی خان والی, 1262 - 1318 Islamic calendar, Hijri; c. 1845 CE - c. 1901 CE) was an Iranian photographer and political figure of the era of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Naser al-Din Shah and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, Moz ...

(1845/46–1902), Iranian photographer and governor *

Amir Vali Amir Vali (also spelled Wali) was the ruler of Astarabad and parts of Mazandaran from 1356 until 1366, and again from c. 1374 until 1384. His relatively long reign was dominated by conflict with the Sarbadars and the Jalayirids, and ended only upon ...

(fl. 1356–1384), ruler of Astarabad and parts of Mazandaran *

Ayub Vali Ayoub Vali ( fa, ایوب والی) is an Iranian Association football, footballer who currently plays for Foolad F.C., Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Club career Vali is a graduate of the Foolad Youth Academy and has played his entire ca ...

(born 1987), Iranian footballer *

Baba Hyder Vali of Mulbagal Syed Shah Baba Hayder e Safdar Husayni Suhrawardi was a 12th-century Sufi saint of Suhrawardi order. He was the disciple of Nathar Vali, Syed Shah Mutaharuddin Suhrawardi of Tirchy. His mausoleum is located in Mulbagal, Kolar District, Karnat ...

(12th century), Indian Sufi saint * Carmen L. Vali (born 1965), American politician, mayor of Aliso Viejo, California * Ferenc A. Váli (1905–1984), Hungarian-born lawyer, author and political analyst *

Mastan Vali Shaik Mastan Vali is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He was a Member of Legislative Assembly from Guntur East, Andhra Pradesh. Since 16 April 2018, he is Secretary for All India Congress Committee The All Ind ...

, Indian politician from Guntur West, Andhra Pradesh * Nathar Vali (died 1069), Iranian Sufi saint of India *

Pourya-ye Vali Pahlavān Mahmoud, more commonly known as Pouryā-ye Vali (died 1322 CE), was a Persian pahlevani champion and poet. The nickname Pouryā-ye Vali has been attributed to Pahlavān Mahmoud in Khwarazm. The location of his tomb is in Khoy of Ira ...

(died 1322), Iranian Sufi and champion *

Rajka Vali Valerija Raukar (September 5, 1924, Ruma, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – March 6, 2011, Zagreb, Croatia), most commonly known by her stage name Rajka Vali, was a Croatian pop music singer who enjoyed success through the 1940s and 195 ...

(1924–2011), Croatian pop music singer *

Reza Vali Reza Vali (born 1952 in Ghazvin) is an Iranian musician and composer. Reza Vali was born in Iran and studied at the Tehran Conservatory. In 1972, he attended the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, where he studied composition. He ...

(born 1952), Iranian musician and composer *

Shah Nematollah Vali Shāh Nimatullāh or Shāh Ni'matullāh Wali, ( fa, شاه نعمت‌الله ولی ''Shāh Ne'matullāh-i Valī''), also spelled as ''Ne'matollah'' and ''Ni'matallah'' was the spiritual leader or Qutb of the Ni'matullah Order in Iran from th ...

(1330–1431), Sufi master and poet *

Tawakkal Mastan Vali Bangalore (Bengaluru), the capital of Karnataka state, India, reflects its multireligious and cosmopolitan character by its more than 1000 temples, 400 mosques, 100 church (building), churches, 40 Jainism, Jain derasars, three Sikh gurdwaras, tw ...

(17th century), Indian Sufi saint *

Voldemar Väli Voldemar Väli (10 January 1903 – 13 April 1997) was an Estonian two-time Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. Career Voldemar Väli was born in Kuressaare, on the island of Saaremaa. He began training in wrestling at age 17, and four ...

(1903–1997), Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler *

Vaali (poet) Tiruchirapalli Srinivasan Rangarajan, professionally credited by his pseudonym Vaali (born 29 October 1931 – 18 July 2013) was an Indian poet who is the highest songs wrote lyricist in cinema and whose works were in Tamil, had a five-decade ...

(1931–2013), a Tamil cinema lyricist and poet

Film

* ''Vali'' (film) or ''The Governor'', a 2009 Turkish action film directed by M. Çağatay Tosun *'' ''Vaali'' (film)'', a 1999 Tamil-language action film starring Ajith Kumar

Medical