Career
Ali was born to Ameerbi and Appa Saheb from Ullagaddi village of Khanapur, Belgaum district. He completed his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Bombay in 1949. He passed the master"s degree at Willingdon College Sangli in 1960.
As a lecturer he served in the Arts and Science College of Karwar for 14 years.
In 1980, the University of Mysore awarded him with a Doctor of Philosophy.