Nizamat Jung

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Nawab Sir Nizamat Jung Bahadur (22 April 1871 in

social reformer
and statesman of no mean order.

Early life

Nawab Sir Nizamath Jung, was educated at the Madrassa-i-Aizza, a school founded by his father in 1878, and proceeding to England in 1887 joined Trinity College, Cambridge, and took the degrees of B. A., LL. B. Honours ) in 1891 being the first Hyderabadi to achieve this.

Later on he became a Barrister-at-Law, being called to the Bar from the Inner Temple in 1895 during his second visit to England.

Career

In 1896, he enrolled as an advocate at the Madras High Court. He joined the Nizam's service in 1897 as District Judge. Parbhani.[4]

In 1899, he was appointed city magistrate and in 1906, the under-secretary to the Legislative Department. Between 1916 and 1918, he was the chief justice of Hyderabad.[4]

Serving as an official of numerous prestigious posts, he was a political minister and served as the chief justice of the Hyderabad Deccan High Court during the reign of the Nizams.

Personal life

Nizamuddin built

Bella Vista Palace
located adjacent to Hill Fort Palace.

Honours

Legacy

His personal book collection was made available for the public in 1972 when the Nizamat Jung Memorial Library was established in his name at Narayanguda, Hyderabad.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Fraser, Richard Charles (1917). "Foreword". Sonnets by the Nawab Nizamat Jung Bahadur.
  2. ^ a b c d Hyderabad State. (1937). List Of Leading Officials Nobles And Personages. Osmania University, Digital Library Of India. Hyderabad Residency Government Press. pp. 24–25.
  3. ISBN 9781107008861
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  4. ^ a b Not Available (1936). 1936 Hyderabad Directory. p. 240.
  5. ^ Akula, AuthorYuvraj. "Nizamat Jung Memorial Library to get a facelift". Telangana Today. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Wakf Board takes possession of Sir Nizamat Jung wakf property". The Siasat Daily - Archive. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

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