Syed Nazir Ali pronunciationⓘ (8 June 1906 – 18 February 1975) was a prominent player from the early days of Indian cricket.

[2] Nazir Ali was an attacking right-handed batsman, a fast-medium bowler, and a good fielder.

[1] Nazir was lucky to have a patron in the Maharaja of Patiala who sent him to England to study electrical engineering.

There he represented Sussex once and played in other matches, resuming his career in India four years later.

He played in India's first Test match in 1932 scoring 13 and 6 and picked up an injury while fielding during England's second innings.