Ali Sikandar (6 April 1890 – 9 September 1960), known by his pen name as Jigar Moradabadi, was an Indian Urdu poet and ghazal writer.

[1] He received oriental education in Arabic, Persian and Urdu in Moradabad, and started to work as a travelling salesman.

[2] His Sufi poem Yeh Hai Maikada was sung by many Sufi singers like Sabri Brothers, Aziz Mian, Munni Begum & Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi.

Jigar Moradabadi belonged to the classical school of ghazal writing and was a mentor to Majrooh Sultanpuri, who became a prominent lyricist in the Indian film industry and penned many popular songs in Urdu.

[3] Jigar was only the second poet in the history of Aligarh Muslim University to be awarded an honorary D.Litt., the first was Muhammad Iqbal.