Agha Aly Asker (1808–1891) nee Agha Ali Asker Shirazie was a Persian horse trader and landowner who emigrated to Bangalore in 1824 from Shiraz, Iran. He is considered as the founding father of the Persian diaspora in the city whose legacy still lives on through the various colonial buildings he constructed at the behest of the British Commissioner of Mysore state, Sir Mark Cubbon. Aly Asker was responsible for constructing the Governor's residence, the State Guesthouse- Balabrooie, Leela Nivas off Cunningham Crescent among many others. He is also credited for putting Bangalore on the horse racing map.
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