Muhammad Ali Siddiqui

Muhammad Ali Siddiqui
Born7 March 1938
Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, British India
Died9 January 2013(2013-01-09) (aged 74)
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Alma materUniversity of Karachi
GenreLiterary critic, newspaper columnist, educationist
Literary movementProgressive Writers' Association
Notable awardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2003

Muhammad Ali Siddiqui (7 March 1938 9 Jan 2013) was a noted scholar of Urdu literature, educationist, literary critic and a newspaper columnist from Pakistan. He was also widely known by his pen name Ariel in Pakistan.