Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
M. Hidayatullah | |
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Personal details | |
Born | British India | 12 December 1888
Died | 6 January 1982[1] Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India | (aged 93)
Political party | Muslim League (National Agriculturist Parties)[2] |
Early life and family
He was born in a Muslim Rajput
Council to Government
From 17 May 1923 to 11 January 1926 the Nawab was a Minister in the Cabinet of the
Nawab Chhatari attended the first
The Nawab of Chhatari was a member of India's National Defence Council from July to August 1941. He resigned from this to accept the post of President of the Hyderabad Executive Council, effectively Prime Minister of the important princely state of Hyderabad.[20][21]
Disquiet with Jinnah
The Nawab of Chhatari attended the third open session of the
Prime Minister of Hyderabad
Nawab of Chhatari was appointed President of the Executive Council of the
On 6 September 1941, Nizam of Hyderabad, praised Nawab of Chhatari as able administrator. On 25 November 1945, Nawab of Chhatari laid the foundation stone of the Institution of Engineers (India), A.P. State Center (Visvesvarayya Bhavan).[26]
In 1946 the
Chhatari delegation
On 11 July 1947, after the
In August 1947
On 27 October 1947 Razakars and Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen staged a demonstration at the houses of the members of delegation, Monckton, the Nawab, and Sir Sultan Ahmed, making it impossible for them to leave for Delhi as intended.[32] The discussions that followed bore no fruit, and on 1 November the Nawab of Chhatari, finding his position intolerable, resigned as President of the Executive Council.[33] Monckton also insisted on resigning.
On 21 December 1947
In a radio speech on 23 September 1948, the Nizam said "In November last, a small group which had organized a quasi-military organization surrounded the homes of my Prime Minister, the Nawab of Chhatari, in whose wisdom I had complete confidence, and of Sir Walter Monkton, my constitutional Adviser, by duress compelled the Nawab and other trusted ministers to resign, and forced the Laik Ali Ministry on me. This group headed by Kasim Razvi had no stake in the country or any record of service behind it. By methods reminiscent of Hitlerite Germany it took possession of the State, spread terror ... and rendered me completely helpless."[35]
Recognition
As a personal distinction, Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan was created "Nawab of Chhatari" in the 1915 Birthday Honours list for India.[36] He was further honoured as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1918 Birthday Honours,[37] and as a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1921 Birthday Honours.[38] He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in the 1928 Birthday Honours,[39] awarded a second knighthood as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in the 1933 New Year Honours and received a final knighthood in the 1946 Birthday Honours as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE).[40][41] In 1944, he was granted the title of Saeed-ul-Mulk by the Nizam of Hyderabad.[42]
Public life
He served as Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from December 1965 to 6 January 1982 and as Chief Scout of the All India Boy Scouts Association from 1955 to 1982.[43]
Time line
Autobiography
- Yad-e-Ayyam (1949) is the autobiography of Nawab of Chhatari Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan. In this book, the writer has given glimpses of his life and experiences in a direct and artless manner.[44]
See also
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- ^ "Boy Scouts of India website". Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
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