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Tariq Ali was born in Lahore, Lahore District, Pakistan on October 21, 1943. Tariq Ali is listed as a writer, journalist and historian. That works out to 82 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Exeter College.
My Take
Tariq Ali is exactly the sort of relentless public intellectual I find valuable, whether or not one shares his politics. Writer, journalist, historian, novelist, filmmaker, and lifelong activist, he has spent over half a century refusing to soften his convictions, contributing to the New Left Review, The Guardian, and the London Review of Books. From Lahore to Oxford, he built a voice that insists on arguing about how the world actually works. I respect that kind of intellectual stamina enormously. Thinkers willing to keep provoking the conversation, decade after decade, are increasingly rare and genuinely necessary.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tariq Ali
- Name (Japanese)
- ターリク・アリ
- Reading
- たーりく・あり
- Born
- October 21, 1943 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Goat
- Origin
- Lahore, Lahore District, Pakistan
- Occupation
- writer / journalist / historian / screenwriter / novelist
2. Background
- University
- Exeter College
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.tariqali.org
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq%20Ali
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314787
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Tariq Ali born?
Born October 21, 1943 (age 82).
Where is Tariq Ali from?
Tariq Ali is from Lahore, Lahore District, Pakistan.
What does Tariq Ali do?
Tariq Ali works as writer, journalist, historian, screenwriter, novelist.
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