Syed Ali (name)

Syed Ali (Arabic and Urdu: سيدعلی) is a family of Syeds in South Asia, notably India and Pakistan. Syed is usually used in front of the given name as a title, and Ali is used as a surname in honour of their ancestor, Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad. In these countries, the title "Syed", an honorific that denotes descent from Muhammad, is the most common English spelling of the Arabic term Sayyid(سيد).