Syed Babar Ali OBE (Urdu: سید بابر علی; born 15 January 1926) is a Pakistani businessman, philanthropist and former caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan.
His father owned shops in the Walled City of Lahore and was a top contractor of the British Indian Army supplying them with services like logistics and all sorts of items used in regiments.
[2][8] He graduated from Government College, Lahore; for further studies he went to the University of Michigan till 1947, when he moved to newly-created state of Pakistan.
[9] In October 1970, Mr. Ali co-founded Lahore Stock Exchange and served as Director of first Board of the company.
[10] Ali promoted the cause of the World Wide Fund for Nature where he served in various positions, both in Pakistan and internationally, from 1972 to 1996.