 His father is the classical singer Shafqat Hussein, and Waqar Ali often works with his elder brother Sajjad Ali.Ali composed the 1998 film Aik Aur Love Story and is the composer of the 2007 Pakistani TV drama series Sill.He has worked with singers Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sajjad Ali, Shabnam Majeed, Atif Aslam, Lucky Ali, Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch and others.