Vali or Wali can refer to:

Places

Vali, Iran Vali (, also Romanized as Valī) is a village in Jayezan Rural District, Jayezan District, Omidiyeh County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 358, in 70 families. References

Populated places in Omidiyeh ...

, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Vali, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

People

Wāli ''Wāli'', ''Wā'lī'' or ''vali'' (from ''Wālī'') is an administrative title that was used in the Muslim world (including the Rashidun, Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates and the Ottoman Empire) to designate governors of administrative divis ...

, title meaning ''governor'' in Arabic and several other languages *The Vali tribe, a

Sarmatia Sarmatia was a geographic region defined in the ancient Graeco-Roman world that encompassed the western Eurasian steppe. It was inhabited by Sarmatians, an ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic people. Sarmatia was the name given by the Ro ...

n tribe of Ptolemy

Mythological characters

Váli In Norse mythology, Váli (Old Norse) or Boe or Bous (Latin) is a god and the son of the god Odin and Rindr (who is either a goddess herself or a human princess, depending on the sources). Váli has numerous brothers including Thor, Baldr, and ...

, In Norse mythology, a son of Odin and Rind *

Váli (son of Loki) In some versions of Norse mythology, Váli was one of the sons of Loki. He is mentioned in the ''Gylfaginning'' section of Snorri Sturluson's ''Prose Edda'', chapter 50, possibly by confusion of a reference to Váli, son of Óðinn as binding Lok ...

, a son of Loki in some versions of Norse mythology *

Vali (Ramayana) Vali () also known as Bali, was a vanara and the king of Kishkindha in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He was the son of Indra, the husband of Tara (Ramayana), Tara, the elder brother of Sugriva, and the father of Angada through his wife, Tara (R ...

or Bali, character in the Hindu epic Ramayana *Al-Walee, one of the

Names of God in the Qur'an Names of God in Islam () are 99 names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam, which are implied by the respective names. These names usually denote his praise, gratitude, commendation, glorification, magnification, perfect attributes, ...

Persons

Abbas Vali Abbas Vali (born 1949) is an Iranian political and social theorist specialising in modern and contemporary political thought and modern Middle Eastern Politics. Biography Vali was born in 1949 in Mahabad, Iran. He obtained a BA in Political Scien ...

(born 1949), Iranian Kurdish academic * Ali Khan Vali (1845/46–1902), Iranian photographer and governor * Amir Vali (fl. 1356–1384), ruler of Astarabad and parts of Mazandaran * Ayub Vali (born 1987), Iranian footballer * Carmen L. Vali (born 1965), American politician, mayor of Aliso Viejo, California * Ferenc A. Váli (1905–1984), Hungarian-born lawyer, author and political analyst * Mastan Vali, Indian politician from Guntur West, Andhra Pradesh *

Moses David Vali Rabbi Moses David Valle (circa 1697 – December 17, 1776) was a Jewish biblical commentator, physician, scholar, and Kabbalist from Italy. He lived in the city of Padua and was a disciple of Rabbi Menachem Azariah da Fano. According to the rese ...

(circa 1697–1776), Jewish biblical commentator, physician, scholar, and Kabbalist * Nathar Vali (died 1069), Iranian Sufi saint of India *

Pourya-ye Vali Pahlavān Mahmoud, known in Iran as Pouryā-ye Vali (died 1322 CE), was a pahlevani wrestling champion, Sufi teacher and poet from the 14th century Iran, famous for his exceptional strength. He became the patron saint of the city of Khiva, in ...

(died 1322), Iranian Sufi and champion * Rajka Vali (1924–2011), Croatian pop music singer *

Reza Vali Reza Vali () is an Iranian musician and composer. Life and education Vali was born in Qazvin in 1952 and studied at the Tehran Conservatory. In 1972, he attended the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, where he studied. He later a ...

(born 1952), Iranian musician and composer * Shah Nematollah Vali (1330–1431), Sufi master and poet *

Tawakkal Mastan Vali Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka state, India, reflects its multireligious and cosmopolitan character by its more than 1000 temples, 400 mosques, 100 church (building), churches, 40 Jainism, Jain derasars, three Sikh gurdwaras, two Buddhist ...

(17th century), Indian Sufi saint *

Voldemar Väli Voldemar Väli (10 January 1903 – 13 April 1997) was an Estonian two-time Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. Career Voldemar Väli was born in Kuressaare, on the island of Saaremaa. He began training in wrestling at age 17, and four ...

(1903–1997), Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler *

Vaali (poet) Thirupparaithurai Srinivasan Rangarajan, professionally credited by his pseudonym Vaali (29October 193118July 2013) was an Indian poet who has the record for writing the most songs in Tamil cinema. He is also recognised for a five-decade long ...

(1931–2013), Indian poet and lyricist in Tamil

Film

* ''Vali'' (film) or ''The Governor'', a 2009 Turkish action film directed by M. Çağatay Tosun *'' ''Vaali'' (film)'', a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action film by S. J. Surya, starring Ajith Kumar

Medical

ventilator-associated lung injury Ventilator-associated lung injury (VALI) is an acute lung injury that develops during mechanical ventilation and is termed ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) if it can be proven that the mechanical ventilation caused the acute lung injury. In ...

Vaping-associated lung injury Vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI), also known as vaping-associated lung injury (VALI) or e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (E/VALI), is an umbrella term, used to describe respiratory disease, lung diseases associ ...