Muhammed Ali Shah (born 23 September 1979) also known as Major Mohommed Ali Shah is an Indian theater personality, film actor and a social activist. Shah is the son of Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (PVSM, SM, VSM) Former Deputy Chief of The Army Staff, former member Armed Forces Tribunal and currently the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University. He is also the nephew of internationally acclaimed actor Naseeruddin Shah.

Biography

Ali completed his Short Service Commission stint from the Army in 2008 and married his childhood friend Kakul Fatima Shah the same year, who is doing her PHD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His sister Saira Shah Halim is a social activist from Calcutta, whose father in law has a special mention in the Limca book of records for being the longest serving speaker of the West Bengal assembly for 29 years, Mr. Hashim Abdul Halim, who was also the first Indian to be elected as the chairperson of the common wealth parliamentary association. In 2012, Ali took up a cause and fought bravely against a private airline’s gross misconduct and proved a point that customers are well aware of their rights, for which Ali was applauded and appreciated from all quarters.