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Babu Rajab Ali (Punjabi: ਬਾਬੂ ਰਜਬ ਅਲੀ (Gurmukhi); بابو رجب على (Shahmukhi); also known as Babu Ji) was a noted Kavishar of Punjab, known as the King of Kavishari.
Babu Rajab Ali was born as Rajab Ali Khan on 10 August 1894 in a Muslim Rajputs family to father Mian Dhamaali Khan and mother Jiooni in the village of Sahoke of Firozpur district (now Moga district) in Punjab Province (British India).[1][5] He had four sisters and one younger brother. His uncle Haji Ratan was a talented Kavishar as well.

He had his primary schooling from a neighbouring village of Banbiha, then high schooling in Moga and passed matriculation in 1912 from Barjindra High School, Faridkot. He was a good athlete and football player. He was the captain of the cricket team of his school. Later on he graduated with diploma in civil engineering, commonly known as Overseeri in Punjab those days, from an engineering school in Gujrat district. He worked as an overseer in Irrigation department.[1][5] His first appointment as an Overseer was in Peshawar Tehsil (Pakistan).He also worked as an Overseer in village Akhara, Tehsil Jagraon (Ludhiana) at Canal Rest House Akhara (ref: an article by Labh Singh Sandhu in the leading newspaper "Punjabi Tribune" on 10 August 2012)
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