- Source: Nawab Ali Asghar Khan
Nawab Ali Asghar Khan (12 January 1898 – May 1984) was a member of the Prithimpassa family and a member of the Assam Legislative Council from 1937 to 1946 and the Central Legislative Assembly.
Early life and family
Khan was born on 28 Poush 1304 BS (12 January 1898 CE) to an royal Bengali Shi’ite family known as the Nawabs of Longla based in the village of Prithimpassa in South Sylhet (then under the North-East Frontier province of the British Raj). His father, Nawab Ali Amjad Khan, was an honorary magistrate by occupation. His mother was Syeda Fatima Banu, daughter of Syed Aminuddin Hasan of Narapati West Haveli, Chunarughat, Habiganj.
Khan married in 1924 to Jamal Ara Begum, daughter of Nawab Wasif Ali Mirza of Murshidabad.
Career
Khan represented Assam in the Central Legislative Assembly. He was also a member of the Assam Legislative Council from 1937 to 1946 as an All-India Muslim League politician.
Death
Khan died in May 1984. He had a son named Ali Yeawar Khan, who was a member of the Pakistan parliamentary assembly and the first chairman of Prithimpassa Union.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Alamgir II
- Nawab Ali Asghar Khan
- Wasif Ali Mirza
- 1945 Indian general election
- Ali Amjad Khan
- Asghar Khan
- Prithimpassa family
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
- Ahmad Raza Khan Kasuri
- Iskandar Ali Mirza
