Fazal Ali Khan
| Khan Bahadur, Nawab, Sir Fazal Ali Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1881 Ajnala, Punjab, British India |
| 💀Died | 1 November 1942 (aged 60-61) Ajnala, Punjab, British India1 November 1942 (aged 60-61) |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | British Indian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 1896 — 1942 |
| Known for | Statesman |
| Title | Nawab, Sir, Khan Bahadur |
| 👶 Children | Chaudhri Mehdi Ali Chaudhri Asghar Ali |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) |
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| Family | Nawabzada family of Gujrat |
Nawab Sir Chaudhri Fazal Ali Khan Bahadur (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) (b. 1881 – d. 1942), OBE, was the representative head of the Kalas clan of the Gujjar tribe which occupies a leading position amongst Zamindars in the Gujrat District.
Life
Born in 1881, he was the youngest son of Chaudhri Sultan Ali, Zaildar and leading proprietor of Ajnala, who was the chief of the tribe at the time of the Second Anglo-Sikh War. He was only four years of age when his father died, and he succeeded to zaildari and jagir according to a will left by his father. His elder brother, Ahmad Khan, acted as sarbrah zaildar and as ilaqadar barbardari to him. He received his education at the Scotch Mission School, Gujrat, where he was Captain of the Cricket eleven, and graduated from the Aligarh Muslim University. He was made a Provincial Darbari in 1896 and Sub-Registrar, Gujrat, in 1901. He was granted the title of Khan Sahib in 1909 and Khan Bahadur in 1921.[1]
For his services during World War I he was awarded the title of MBE, a sword of honour, a khilat (robe of honour), and a War badge. He was first elected Vice-President and later the first non-official President of the Gujrat Municipality. He resigned the Presidentship of the Gujrat Municipality in 1927 on becoming Honorary Magistrate of Gujrat.[2]
Fazal Ali Khan became President of the Ajnala Central Co-operative Bank in 1919. He was also the Vice-President of the Punjab Co-operative Union. He served as a member of Punjab Council (Assembly) in 1921. He became Chairman of the Gujrat District Board in 1926, having been the first non-official in Punjab to occupy that position. He was awarded a jagir of 500 rupees in 1928 which was further supplemented by another worth 250 rupees in 1937. He remained Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly during 1937-42.[3] He was made a Nawab in 1932, invested with the Order of the British Empire a year later, and was given the status of Sir in 1942.[4]
He founded the Zamindara High School (now Zamindara College) in 1936, which was designed on the pattern and architecture of Aligarh University and was posthumously nationalised in 1972 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s government. He was a Counsellor of St. John Ambulance Association and a patron of the Red Cross Society to which he contributed 5,000 rupees.[4]
Fazal Ali Khan died on 1 November 1942[5] when he was also serving as the chairman of Gujrat district council. He is considered a pioneer in the field of modern education in the Gujrat District. Hence he is called “Sir Syed of Gujrat”.[6]
References
- ↑ Chopra, G. L. Chiefs and families of note in the Punjab. p. 189. Search this book on
- ↑ H.S. Williamson (1921). Punjab District Gazetteers Volume XXV - A Gujrat District, with Maps, 1921. Lahore, Superintendent Government Press. Search this book on
- ↑ "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "College founder's family concerned on structures at institute land". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ↑ "نواب سر فضل علی خان کی 75ویں برسی عقیدت واحترام سے منائی گئی".
- ↑ "punjab notes: Books: Bio, novella and poetry". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
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