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Nawab Sir Nizamat Jung Bahadur (22 April 1871 in Hyderabad State[1][2] – 1955[3]) was an Arab-Indian poet. Nizamuddin was the second son of the Late Nawab Rafath Yar Jung Bahadur (Moulvi Shaikh Ahmed Hussain), Subedar of Warangal, well known in his days as an ardent educational and social reformer and statesman of no mean order.
Nawab Sir Nizamat Jung | |
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| Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court | |
| In office 1916-1918 | |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Yar Jung |
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| Born | April 22, 1871 |
| Died | 1955 (aged 83–84) |
| Parent | Rafat Yar Jung |
| Residence | Hill Fort Palace |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Early life edit
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 edit
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 edit
Nizamuddin built Hill Fort Palace on Naubat Pahad, which was later purchased by the erstwhile Nizam HEH Mir Osman Ali Khan for his son Prince Moazzam Jah. Nizamuddin's first cousin Hakim-ud-Dowla was also a chief justice and he was the owner of the Bella Vista Palace located adjacent to Hill Fort Palace.
Honours edit
Legacy edit
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 edit
- ^ Fraser, Richard Charles (1917). "Foreword". Sonnets by the Nawab Nizamat Jung Bahadur.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sevea, Iqbal Singh (29 June 2012). The Political Philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal: Islam and Nationalism in Late Colonial India. Cambridge University Press. p. 98. ISBN 9781107008861.
- ^ a b Not Available (1936). 1936 Hyderabad Directory. p. 240.
- ^ Akula, AuthorYuvraj. "Nizamat Jung Memorial Library to get a facelift". Telangana Today. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Wakf Board takes possession of Sir Nizamat Jung wakf property". The Siasat Daily - Archive. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.