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'''B. Sheikh Ali''' (died 1 September 2022) was an Indian historian.<ref name="Deccan Herald 2022">{{cite web | title=Historian B Sheikh Ali passes away | website=Deccan Herald | date=1 September 2022 | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mysuru/historian-b-sheikh-ali-passes-away-1141209.html | access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref> He received [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor's]] and [[Master's degree]]s from the [[University of Mysore]], where he would later work as a member of the faculty.<ref name="Kumar 2022">{{cite web | last=Kumar | first=K Shiva | title=Prof Sheikh Ali, scholar and historian, passes away | website=The New Indian Express | date=2 September 2022 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2022/sep/02/prof-sheikh-ali-scholar-and-historian-passes-away-2493931.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904050651/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2022/sep/02/prof-sheikh-ali-scholar-and-historian-passes-away-2493931.html | archive-date=4 September 2022 | url-status=live | access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref> He received [[PhD]]s from the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] in 1954 and the [[University of London]] in 1960.<ref name="The Siasat Daily 2022">{{cite web | title=Well-known historian Sheik Ali passes away; leaves behind a sterling legacy | website=The Siasat Daily | date=3 September 2022 | url=https://www.siasat.com/well-known-historian-sheik-ali-passes-away-leaves-behind-a-sterling-legacy-2404758/ | access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref> He authored 55 books, 12 of which were in [[Urdu]].<ref name="The Siasat Daily 2022"/> He served at various points as the [[vice chancellor]] of [[Goa University]] and [[Mangalore University]].<ref name="Kumar 2022"/> An obituary in ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' described him as an authority on [[Hyder Ali]] and [[Tipu Sultan]], and the history of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] during the [[British Raj]].<ref name="Kumar 2022"/><br />
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