Ghulam Ali Allana was a friend and biographer of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. He was an English-language Pakistani poet and also a councillor and friend to Fatima Jinnah, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's sister.
Ghulam Ali Allana was born to an Ismaili Khoja family and died in Karachi.
His son, Pyar Ali Allana, is a politician and was a member of the parliament during Benazir Bhutto's era as the prime minister of the country.