List of Famous people named Ali

Dr. Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi, or al-Salabi is a Muslim historian, religious scholar and Islamist politician from Libya. He was arrested by the Gaddafi regime, then left Libya and studied Islam in Saudi Arabia and Sudan during the 1990s. He then studied in Qatar under Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the spiritual head of the international Muslim Brotherhood and returned to Libya during the 2011 overthrow of Gaddafi and distributed weapons, money and aid to Islamist groups in the country. His actions were criticized by members of the internationally recognized Libyan government under the National Transitional Council who he in turn criticized as being secular.

Ali Najem AlQumani is a Kuwaiti radio personality who is a former producer and director for Marina FM radio station in Kuwait.

Ali Haydar Yıldız was a Kurdish political activist and a founding member of the far-left Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist (TKP/ML-TİKKO) insurgent organization in Turkey in 1972. Yıldız was shot and killed in a shoot-out with Turkish soldiers in 1973.

Ali Mosaffa is an Iranian actor and director.

Ali Salem, also transliterated Ali Salim, was an Egyptian playwright, author, and political commentator known for controversially endorsing cooperation with Israel. The Los Angeles Times once described him as "a big, loud man known for his satiric wit".

Ali Bey was the Husainid Bey of Tunis from 1882 until his death. He was the first ruler under the French protectorate.

Ali Şaşal Vural, is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sivasspor.

Ali Osman Mohammed Taha is a Sudanese politician who was First Vice President of Sudan from July 2011 to December 2013. Previously he was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1995, First Vice President from 1995 to January 2005, and Second Vice President from August 2005 to July 2011. He is a member of the National Congress Party.