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'''Ashraf Ali Khan''' (1898-1975) also known as '''Kunwar{{#tag:ref|Kunwar stands for [[Yuvraj|Raj Kunwar]] or Prince. During lifetime of Nawabs, the heir apparent was also known as Kunwar.|group=nb}} Mohammad Ashraf Ali Khan'''<ref name=a/> was an [[Indian National Congress]] politician and independence activist from [[Sadabad, India|Sadabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.

He was [[zamindar]] of Sadabad and also known as [[Nawab of Sadabad]].

Before [[independence of India]], he was elected as member of [[United Province]] Legislative Assembly in year 1939 as an Indian National Congress party candidate.<ref name=a>{{cite book|author=Uttar Pradesh (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly |title=Proceedings. Official Report |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FHglAQAAIAAJ |accessdate=29 January 2012 |date=1 January 1939}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Times of India directory and year book including who's who |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vsYVAQAAIAAJ |accessdate=29 January 2012 |date=1 January 1969 |publisher=Times of India Press}}</ref>

After independence of India, he contested election in 1969 and was elected as an Indian National Congress party candidate from Sadabad to [[Uttar Pradesh]] Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 1969 Sadabad|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=910&cid=370|publisher=Empowering India|accessdate=13 February 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1969/Statistical_Report_1969_Uttar_Pradesh.pdf 1969 - Election Commission of India]</ref>

He founded a college at Sadabad named Sadabad Inter College in 1950.<ref name=l>{{cite news |title=रुला गए सादाबाद के कुंवर साहब |url=https://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/hathras-15253146.html |access-date=11 June 2021 |work=m.jagran.com |agency=Jagran News |date=23 December 2016 |language=hi}}</ref>

His son [[Javed Ali (politician)|Javed Ali]] was also an Indian National Congress political, who also served as Minister of Uttar Pradesh Government, winning election in 1980 from Sadabad.<ref name="Empowering India">{{cite web|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 1980 Sadabad|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=691&cid=367|publisher=Empowering India|accessdate=13 February 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.uttarpradeshcongress.com/elected_aicc_members.pdf]</ref>

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[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1969–1974]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:People from Hathras district]]
[[Category:1898 births]]
[[Category:1975 deaths]]
[[Category:Founders of Indian schools and colleges]]

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