Baba Ali

ABOUT BABA ALI

Stand-up comedian, web designer, and co-founder of Ummah Films who educates audiences about how Islam is misinterpreted. His show, Hurray for Baba Ali, premiered in 2011.

He was a worker in a California IT field after converting to Islam at age 20.

His videos have been watched over ten million times, and he has created two board games.

He married in 2001 and has two children.

He could not have become even remotely popular without YouTube, which also helped Justin Bieber gain fame.