Wali is a Kashmiri surname. Notable people with the name include:Abdallah Wali, Nigerian politician Abdul Wali, various people Ahmad Wali, Afghan ghazal singer Amina Wali, Pakistani alpine skier Aminu Bashir Wali, Nigerian politician Bashar Wali, Syrian-American hotelier Chika Wali, Nigerian footballer Gulraiz Wali, Pakistani cricketer Ifrah Wali, Pakistani alpine skier Kameshwar C. Wali (1927–2022), Indian-American theoretical physicist Mohsin Wali, Indian cardiologist Najem Wali, Iraqi novelist and journalist Noor Wali, Pakistani cricketer Obi Wali (1932–1993), Nigerian activist and politician Okey Wali, Nigerian lawyer Sima Wali (1951–2017), Afghan activist Taj Wali, Pakistani cricketer Wali Mohammed Wali (1667–1707), Indian classical Urdu poet Yousef Wali (1930–2020), Egyptian politician