Brief description: Ahmed Ali (1908-1994) was born in Delhi, India. He taught at various Indian Universities from 1932-1946, and was Visiting Professor of English in China from 1947-48. Then, as a member of Pakistan's Foreign Service, he established embassies in China and Morocco in 1950. Mr. Ali was well known for his scholarly work on the Qur'an.
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