| Ali Imran (علی عمران) | |
|---|---|
 Picture from "Chatanon Main Fire" by Mohammad Hanif | |
| First appearance | August 1955 (Khaufnaak Imarat) |
| Last appearance | 10 October 1980 (Aakhree Admi) |
| Created by | Ibne-Safi |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | X-2; Rana Tahavvar Ali Sandooqui; Prince of Dhump |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | X-2, Chief of Secret Service |
| Occupation | Secret agent |
| Family | Sir Karam Rahman (Father) Amma Bi (Mother) Surayya (Sister) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Education | MSc and PhD |
| School / University | University of Oxford |
Ali Imran (Urdu: علی عمران) is a fictional character in various Urdu language detective novels written by Asrar Ahmed under the pseudonym of Ibn-e-Safi. He serves as the titular protagonist in the Imran Series novels. He is usually referred to only by his last name in the context of the novels.
Imran is written out as a bright and young Oxford graduate, holding both a master's degree and a doctorate in chemistry. Although being highly inquisitive and trained in the matters of criminology, Imran is portrayed rather as showing clumsiness at times to hide the fact that he is a spymaster for a special branch of secret service spy operatives, working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Like Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther, this facet of his personality serves also as comic relief throughout the novel series and teems the extreme morbidity and ruthlessness espionage with decent humour.