Baba Ali Biography
Baba Ali is an Iranian-born American comedian, game developer, entrepreneur, and actor. He belonged to an affluent family who refused to acknowledge his conversion to Islam and hence disinherited him.
Age
He was born Ali Ardekani on 11 October 1974, Tehran, Iran. Ali is 49 years old as of October 2023.
Family- Education
Despite coming from a Persian family in Ardakan, Ardekani was brought up in an agnostic, secular home in Los Angeles. He began studying several religions, including wicca, at the age of 18. After attending an Islamic camp, Ardekani, then 20 years old, converted to Islam.
Wife- Married
Baba is happily married to his wife.
Career
Ardekani and Mehdi Ahmad, who works in IT in California, founded Ummah Films, a Muslim film company that provides halal (Islam-permitted) entertainment for both Muslims and non-Muslims. In 2006, Ardekani rose to prominence in the online Muslim community with Ummah Films, which discussed various Islamic themes in entertainment. The company has created various websites such as “Reminder Series” and “Ask Baba Ali”. Ardekani has appeared on Islamic channels and has been a regular speaker at many Muslim conferences and events, including the ICNA-MAS Conference, Inspiration Night, World Peace and Unity and Muslim Day.
Ardekani also created two board games. In 2005, he created From Mecca to Medina, an Islamic-themed board game about business and negotiation that all religions can play. Seven people invested $18,000 and made a 24% profit. In 2010, he created Kalimaat, a word game in the same genre as Tabu, about comprehension and memory. Ardekani founded the Muslim marriage website Half Our Deen in 2011.
Ardekani has traveled the world performing stand-up shows for many Muslims and non-Muslims. It has produced more than 400 events with audiences of up to 40,000 around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. His work has been reviewed in the New York Times, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times and has been featured in seven episodes of DirecTV’s The Fizz News. In 2015, she starred opposite Omar Regan in the comedy film American Sharia.
Net Worth
Ali has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.