Ehsaan Ali was born on 15 October 1933 in a wealthy household of Peshawer. He did his Masters in English and joined the English department of Islamia College, Peshawar.
Naa-tamaam, Naa-guzeer, Naa-raseeda, Ajmal-O-Akmal, Mitty Ki Mehkar are the collections of his works, while Izafa consists of the translation of his three English dramas into Urdu.
He won several awards, including the President’s Pride of Performance award, in recognition of his services to literature.