B. Sheikh Ali (died 1 September 2022) was an Indian historian.
[1] He received Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Mysore, where he would later work as a member of the faculty.
[3] He authored 55 books, 12 of which were in Urdu.
[3] He served at various points as the vice chancellor of Goa University and Mangalore University.
[2] An obituary in The New Indian Express described him as an authority on Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, and the history of the Kingdom of Mysore during the British Raj.