The cap is named after the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, but is sometimes called the karakul (since it's made from the fur of the Karakul sheep) or the pie-hat (since it resembles a traditional Russian pie). Signatures Jinnah capĪ Jinnah cap is a famous piece of Pakistani national clothing. He also seems to be quite a heavy gambler, as he plays the slot machine in The Red Lion and bets in lotteries although it is against his religion to do so. He is married, and his wife appears in ' Better to Have Loved and Lost' and ' What a Tangled Web'.Īli enjoys watching cartoons like Tom and Jerry and detective shows like Starsky & Hutch. He is a Muslim, and religious and cultural differences bring him into frequent conflict with Ranjeet Singh, a Sikh from the Punjab region. He is unemployed at the beginning of the series, but later gets a job as a travelling salesman. Ali is from the city of Lahore in Pakistan, though he also tells Anna Schmidt that he lived in Delhi when he was a child.

Brown and him into trouble, such as when they go to the police station. He has several catchphrases: 'Yes please' (instead of 'Yes indeed'), 'Squeeze me, please' (instead of 'Excuse me, please'), 'Jolly good' and 'Oh blimey!' are his most common, and he also exclaims 'You damn fool!' when someone does something extremely stupid or thoughtless.Īli is one of the most honest and hardworking students in the class, and his honesty sometimes gets Mr. Ali is from the city of Lahore in Pakistan, though he also tells Anna Schmidt that he lived in Delhi when he was a child.

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