Ismaili Celebrity – Nur Ali – The dashing young racing phenom

Article at official Ismaili Community Portal: TheIsmaili.Org

Life in the fast lane

For the small group of youth from the Malaysian Jamat who attended the second day of the A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport race at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the event could not have been more spectacular. Though the air was acrid and the noise deafening, the group watched with excitement as 25 state-of-the-art high powered race cars zoomed around the track only coming in for a pit stop to pick up a fresh set of tires and more fuel. Each was painted in their nation’s colours and steered by drivers from their respective countries.

This outing exposed the youth to a very different career and allowed them to meet an Ismaili celebrity in their midst. Nur Ali, the dashing young racing phenom, is the A1 Team Pakistan driver for the 2006/07 season. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, he spent the first eight years of his childhood in Hamburg, Germany. Nur then moved with his family to the United States and currently resides in Dallas, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations with a focus on U.S. foreign policy from American University in Washington D.C. prior to pursuing a full-time professional career in motorsports.

Complete at the source

Official Website of Nur Ali

Interview with The News Pakistan