Researching Shakir Ali
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 18 people with the Ali surname? In that year Ali was ranked number 3561 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Shakir means "grateful" and is of Arabic origin.
Records of Shakir Ali on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Shakir Ali and the Ali Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 32518 people with the Ali surname in the UK? Ali is now ranked number 143 for popularity in the UK. |
Ali Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Shakir Ali
Shakir Ali (artist)
Shakir Ali (Urdu: شاکر على (1975–1916) was an influential modern Pakistani artist and an art teacher. He was the principal of the National College of Arts in Lahore. He first joined Mayo School of Art as a lecturer in Art in 1954 and after changing the name of Mayo School to National College of Arts in 1958, he became its first Pakistani principal in 1962. Widely known to have inspired cubism among the artists of Lahore, he had a huge following of artists in Pakistan, most of whom were his students including Muhammad Ahmad Khan, Jamil Naqsh, Bashir Mirza, Ahmed Pervez and others.
Source: Shakir Ali (artist), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Shakir Ali (barrister)
Shakir Ali (7 June 1879–26 December 1962) was an Indian lawyer and politician.
Ali was born in a small town about twenty miles from Lucknow, the capital of United Provinces, during India's period under British rule. His ancestors acted as Quazi during the Mughal regime. He completed his early education at MAO Aligarh (now Aligarh Muslim University). He went to England in 1905 to join Lincoln's Inn in order to obtain a degree in law. In 1908 he graduated and came back to India. He was appointed inspector of Schools, but after some time he decided to resign the post and began practicing as a barrister in Gorakhpur. He became one of India's most notable criminal lawyers, appearing in such important cases as the Meerut Conspiracy Case, the INA trials (held in Delhi's Red Fort), the Kakori train dacoity and the Chauri Chaura arson case.
During the Quit India Movement, he joined the Congress and very soon became a force to reckon with in the party. He served on the executive committee of the Congress and was very popular in whole of the eastern region of India. He was a member of the reformed Legislative Council from 1921 to 1923. He was a staunch nationalist throughout his life. and led the Khilafat movement in Gorakhpur in 1920.
He retired in 1956 after practicing criminal law for 45 years. He died at the age of 84 on 26 December 1962.
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