Ali Çelebi was born in Isparta, Anatolia in the Islamic year of 916, corresponding to 1510 or 1511, member of a notable family.
He was the son of Kadı (judge) Emrullah Mehmed (d.1559) and the grandson of Abd' al-Kadir Hamidi.
Though both left their name in the Ottoman literature, according to the historian Mustafa Âlî who knew the family members, none of them rose at the level of their father.
[2] Beside being a judge, Ali was a very industrious writer, producing a number of glossaries and commentaries on Islamic theological works.
His notable work was Akhlak-ı Ala'i written in 1564 and dedicated to the beylerbey of Syria, Ali Pasha.