Ali Salimi

Ali Salimi (Persian: علي سليمي, Azerbaijani: Əli Səlimi; 1922 in Baku – 22 April 1997 in Tabriz) was an Iranian Azerbaijani musician, composer, and tar player. He had been based in Tehran for the last few decades, where he made a significant contribution to the promotion and development of Azerbaijani music. Many years before his birth, his father had migrated from the Mehmandost village of Ardabil city to Baku to earn a livelihood. Ali Salimi attended the classes of the Azerbaijani musician, Ahmad Bakikhanov and after a short while he showed such an aptitude for music that Ahmad Bakikhanov introduced him to the National Orchestra of Azerbaijan.