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===Early life===

Ben Ali was born '''Mahaboob Ben Ali''' in [[Trinidad and Tobago#British rule|British Trinidad and Tobago]] on June 13, 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 |date= |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref> in a Muslim family.<ref name="wp"/> Ali's grandparents had immigrated to [[Trinidad and Tobago#British rule|British Trinidad and Tobago]] 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, Trinidad and Tobago|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 [[Wordsworth]], [[Chaucer]] and [[Shakespeare]] while in [[Trinidad and Tobago]], originally planned to become a medical [[physician|doctor]].<ref name=wp/>