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==Biography==

===Early life===

Mahaboob Ben Ali was born in [[San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago|San Juan]], [[Trinidad and Tobago#British rule|British Trinidad and Tobago]] on 13 June 1927.<ref name=wp/> He was the firstborn child of seven<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.benschilibowl.com/ordereze/Content/14/Summary.aspx |title=Ben Ali Bio Summary |publisher=Bens Chili Bowl |accessdate=30 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117163228/http://www.benschilibowl.com/ordereze/Content/14/Summary.aspx |archivedate=17 January 2012 }}</ref> in a [[Islam|Muslim]] [[Indo-Trinidadian|Indian]] family.<ref name="wp"/> Ali's grandparents had immigrated to Trinidad from [[British Raj|British-ruled]] [[Northern India]] as [[Indian indenture system|indentured laborers]].<ref name=wp/> He was raised in the town of San Juan, which is located east of the capital city of [[Port of Spain]].<ref name=wp/> Ali moved to the United States in 1945 as a student.<ref name=wp/> Ali, who had studied such poets as [[William Wordsworth|Wordsworth]], [[Geoffrey Chaucer|Chaucer]] and [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] while in Trinidad, originally planned to become a medical doctor.<ref name=wp/> Ali enrolled at the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska]], but suffered a broken back as the result of a fall down an [[elevator shaft]] while at the school. He spent months recovering from the accident. Following his recovery, Ali attended four separate universities before earning his [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Howard University]] in Washington, D.C.