Mohommed Ali Shah

Major Mohommed Ali Shah (born 23 September 1979) is an Indian actor, motivational speaker and former military officer. He is a member of the board of the International Film and Entertainment Festival of Australia who gave him an award.

Early life
Shah was born to Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (Retd.). He is the nephew of actor Naseeruddin Shah and cousin of actors Imaad Shah and Vivaan Shah.

His great-great-great-grandfather was the Afghan warlord Jan-Fishan Khan, who would go on to become the Nawab of Sardhana. His relatives include Ikbal Ali Shah, Amina Shah, Omar Ali-Shah and Idries Shah.

Military career
Mohommed Ali Shah attended the Officers Training Academy, Chennai. Earlier Shah worked at a call centre and then took a commission in the Indian Army as per family tradition. As a young lieutenant, Shah was deployed on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. He was promoted to captain and was transferred on assignment as the ADC to the General Officer Commanding in the North East. Thereafter, he was promoted to the rank of major while posted with the Assam Rifles. He worked for Doordarshan as a television commentator for the fourth CISM Military World Games held in Hyderabad in 2007. His army service totalled five years.

Corporate career
After leaving the army, Shah studied marketing at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. He has worked for Genpact and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Theatre

 * The "Major" Actor's Assorted Monologues
 * The Inspector General

Film career
Shah has acted in Sriram Raghavan's Agent Vinod, Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider and Tigmanshu Dhulia's Yaara. He acted in a film based on the life of Majaz Lucknawi and played a character on the Doordarshan National television series, Dil Aashna Hai. He has featured in an advertisement and won the "Best Actor" award for an English film at the 4th Delhi International Film Festival.

Personal life
In 2012, Shah helped campaign against a private airline's alleged gross misconduct to prove a point that customers are aware of their rights.