Biography

Anar Ali is the Creator & Executive Producer of the hit new police drama, Allegiance. (CBC/NBCUniversal). She is also a critically acclaimed short story writer and novelist. Her first book, Baby Khaki's Wings, was a finalist for multiple awards including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best First Book), and her debut novel, Night of Power, was recently published internationally by Penguin Random House. She started her TV career when she won a development deal with CBC's Diverse Creators Program, for her 1-hour serialized dramedy, Ruby's Turn. Soon after, she was writer on the hit medical drama, Transplant (Netflix/NBCUniversal/CTV). Before becoming a writer, she was a Business Development Executive at Procter & Gamble. She was born in Tanzania, grew up in small-town Canada, has lived in Mexico and the UK, and now makes her home in Toronto.

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