Mohammed Ali Shabbir (born 15 February 1957) is an Indian politician who had served as the Opposition Leader of Telangana Legislative Council[1] from 4 April 2015 to 22 December 2018.
Shabbir Ali, along with other Youth Congress workers, were jailed for 29 days after they stormed the Legislative Assembly in 1989 to protest against the remarks by a TDP minister against Shri.
He successfully convinced the then Chief Minister Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy to give reservation to Muslims in government jobs and educational institutions.
AICC President Sonia Gandhi included the promise of 5% Muslim reservation in the election manifesto for 2004 on the request of APCC Incharge Ghulam Nabi Azad.
As a member of YSR Cabinet, Shabbir Ali handled the important portfolios of Information & Public Relations, Energy, Coal, Minorities Welfare, Wakf & Urdu Academy, - NRI Affairs.
He was also District Incharge Minister for Greater Hyderabad when all big projects like International Airport, 162-km Outer Ring Road, 11 km-long Expressway and other infrastructure came up.
He also survived an assassination bid on 1 July 1997, when Naxalites planted claymore bombs to prevent him, the then MP M. Baga Reddy and others, from unveiling the statues of former Prime Ministers Smt.
On 3 June 2022, Telangana congress leaders offered "chadar" at the Dargah Hazrat Yousufain at Nampally and prayed for Sonia Gandhi's speedy recovery from COVID-19.
[3] Shabbir Ali was appointed as SC, ST, OBC, and Minority Affairs Advisor to the Telangana Government with the rank and status of Minister of State.