Ali wuxuu ku dhashay Bombay, British India, oo uu dhalay Yuusuf Ali Allahbuksh (dhintay 1891), oo sidoo kale loo yaqaanay Khan Bahadur Yusuf Ali, Shi'i ah oo ku jira dhaqanka Dawoodi Bohra, oo dhabarka ka jeediyay ganacsiga dhaqameed ee ku salaysan ganacsiga bulshadiisa, halkii uu ka noqday Kormeere Booliis Dowladeed. Hawlgabnimadiisa wuxuu ku helay cinwaanka Khan Bahadur ee adeegga dadweynaha.
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