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Agha Aly Asker (1808-1891) was a Persian horse trader and businessman 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, Mark Cubbon. Aly Asker was responsible for building the Governor's residence, the State Guest House- Balabrooie, Leela Nivas off Cunningham Crescent among many others. He is also credited for putting Bangalore on the horse racing map[1].