[1] Ali Mohammad Shahbaz was born on 1 May 1939 at his ancestral resident Mawer (Langate), a village in Handwara town of North Kashmir's Kupwara district.

[2] Shahbaz was a teacher by profession and was appointed as the Principal of Government Boys Higher Secondary School Handwara until his death.

His father, Gh Mohammad Quershi was a cleric, who died when Shahbaz was in teens.

His poetry have been sung at national level by singer Noor Mohammad titled "Janaan" (11 November 2020) and "Baliye" (9 April 2021) which have been released by Zee Music Company at the Online Video Platform YouTube.

[4] Shahbaz was shot dead by an unidentified gunmen on 4 July 1996 at his native village Hangah Langate.