Altaf Hussain Hali (1837–30 September 1914) was a well known Urdu poet and writer. His famous works are Yaadgar e Ghalib, Hayat e Javed and Musaddas e Hali.
He is buried in the compound of Hazrat Bu Ali Qalandars dargah in Panipat.
On Hali’s marble grave in Panipat are inscribed these words
‘Yahi hai ibadat yahi Deen o iman,
ke kaam aaye duniya mein insan ke insan
