Ali Musliyar

Who is Ali Musliyar?

Āli Musliyār Malayalam: ആലി മുസ്ലിയാർ, Arabic: عالي مسليار, born Erikkunnan Pālattu Mūlayil Āli was one of the prominent leaders of the 1921-22 Māppila Uprising in Madras Presidency, British India.

Musliyār was an Masjid al-Haram educated Islamic scholar and religious leader who served as the Chief Priest of Tirurangādi Mosque from 1907 until his eventual execution at Coimbatore Prison. He was also the leader of a prominent landless peasant-laborer organization and an active orator of the Caliphate Movement.