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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Maharaja Sir
| name = Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan
| honorific_suffix = Khan Bahadur, [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]], [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]]
| birth_date = 4 June 1878
| death_date = 23 March 1931
}}
{{Aligarh Movement}}

'''[[Maharaja Bahadur|Maharaja]] [[Sir]] Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan''', [[Khan Bahadur]], [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]], [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]] (4 June 1878 – 23 March 1931) was the Raja of [[Mahmudabad, India|Mahmudabad]] from 28 June 1903 to 23 March 1931 and a noted politician, [[zamindar]] of [[British India]].

==Raja of Mahmudabad==
He was son of Raja Sir [[Mohammad Amir Hasan Khan]] (1849–1903), the Jagirdar of [[Taluq]] of [[Mahmudabad, India|Mahmudabad]]. He was born at Mahmudabad in [[Sitapur district]] of [[Oudh]], British India.<ref name=m/>
After the death of his father in 1903, he became the [[Raja]] of [[Mahmudabad, India|Mahmudabad]]. The estate of Mahmudabad was among the largest estates in [[United Provinces of British India|United Province]].<ref name=m>[http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/m/mahmudabad.html Mahmudabad]</ref> He was succeeded by his son Raja Mohammad Amir Ahmad Khan (1914-1973). The latter was succeeded by Raja Mohammad Amir Mohammad Khan former Member of the Legislative Assembly, (M.L.A.) of Uttar Pradesh.

==Educationist and philanthropist==
[[File:Raja_Mahmudabad_(center)_with_leaders_of_Aligarh_Movement*.jpg|thumb|Raja Mahmudabad (seated, center) with leaders of [[Aligarh Movement]].]]
He played a key role to make Lucknow as the capital of United Province and foundation of [[Lucknow University]] and was the founder-member of University in 1920. The idea of starting a University at Lucknow was first mooted by him, who contributed an article to the columns of "The Pioneer" urging the foundation of a University at Lucknow. He and the [[Jahangirabad|Raja of Jahangirabad]] both donated one [[lakh]] rupees for the purpose of founding university in 1919 conference held by Sir Harcourt Butler, Governor of United Province, thus leading to foundation of University.<ref name=al/><ref name=l>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.lkouniv.ac.in/history.html|work=Lucknow University|publisher=Lucknow University|accessdate=12 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206062618/http://lkouniv.ac.in/history.html|archive-date=6 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was also appointed a trustee of [[Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College]] in 1906 and had donated fifty thousand rupees for scientific educational development at [[Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College]] of Aligarh. He was also actively involved in the campaign for a Muslim University. On 17 December, when [[Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College]] became [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. The Governor General of India, [[Lord Chelmsford]] appointed him as its first Vice- Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University with [[Kaikhusrau Jahan, Begum of Bhopal|Begum of Bhopal]] and [[Aga Khan III|Sir Agha Khan]], who were respectively appointed as Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University. He immediately gave a generous donation of One Lakh rupees to College fund. He served as the [[List of Vice-Chancellors of Aligarh Muslim University|Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University]] from 17 December 1920 to 28 February 1923.<ref name=al>[http://aligarhmovement.com/karwaan_e_aligarh/raja_mahmudabad - Aligarh Movement - Raja of Mahmudabad]</ref>

He fully financed the 1904 session of [[All India Muhammadan Educational Conference]] held in Lucknow under the chairmanship of [[Mohsin-ul-Mulk|Nawab Mohsinul Mulk]]. Further, he presided over the Muslim Educational Conference of 1909 held at [[Rangoon]].<ref name=al/>

He also founded the [[Madrasatul Waizeen]], a centre of Shia Islamic education in the city of Lucknow, in memory of his younger brother, Mohammad Ali Ahmad Khan in year 1919.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=5pn1UJW5LI3qlAWy7YBY&id=kytvAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22sibte+hasan%22+Lucknow&q=Madarsatul Vanishing culture of Lucknow] by Amir Hasan, B.R. Pub. Corp., 01-Dec-1990</ref>

==Politician and leader==
Further, he served in various capacities as a Member of United Province Legislative Council from 1904–09; Member of Governor-General's Council 1907–20 and was elected a member of the [[Imperial Legislative Council (India)|Imperial Legislative Council]]
in 1908 and was a member for the years 1908–1912. In year 1927 he was elected unopposed as Member of [[Council of State (India)|Council of State]]. Further, he served as the Home Minister for the years 1920–26 and was the first Indian Member of The Administrative Council of Sir [[Spencer Harcourt Butler]], Governor of United Province.<ref name=a>The Indian Year-book and Annual, 1912</ref>
<ref name=b>India's Partition: The Story of Imperialism in Retreat - Page 349 Devendra Panigrahi - 2004</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QS7FmiBwt-QC&q=united+province+legislative+council+mahmudabad&pg=PA20|title=Separatism Among Indian Muslims: The Politics of the United Provinces' Muslims, 1860-1923|isbn=9780521048262|last1=Robinson|first1=Francis|date=3 December 2007}}</ref>

He was the President of the [[All-India Muslim League]] conferences held in the years 1917, 1918 and 1928<ref name=a/><ref name=b/> and as the President of [[British Indian Association]] (Oudh Taluqdars) for the years 1917–21 and 1930–31.<ref>[http://www.britishindiaassociation.com/Past_President.php British India Association - Past President]</ref>

When the [[Indian National Congress]] leaders, including [[Motilal Nehru]] were jailed in Lucknow during [[Non Co-operation Movement]], the Raja sahib helped in their release.<ref name=al/>

==Honors and styles==
He held the title of Khan Bhahadur<ref>The Indian Year Book 1941- Volume 23; Volumes 25-28 - Page 1078</ref> and Maharaja Bahadur title was awarded to him as personal distinction. Further, he was created a K.C.I.E. in 1919<ref name=ld/> a C.S.I. in 1921<ref name=ld>The London Gazette - Page 1190</ref>
and was promoted to style of K.C.S.I. in 1922<ref>The India Office and Burma Office List, 1947</ref>

==Poet==
He was a poet and extensively wrote "Marsia" with pen name of "Mohib".

==Death==
He died in 1931 and was succeeded by his son, [[Mohammad Amir Ahmad Khan]]<ref name=m/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1878 births]]
[[Category:1931 deaths]]
[[Category:All India Muslim League members]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian royalty]]
[[Category:Indian Shia Muslims]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]
[[Category:Indian knights]]
[[Category:Indian philanthropists]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian educational theorists]]
[[Category:Members of the Imperial Legislative Council of India]]
[[Category:Members of Central Legislative Assembly of India]]
[[Category:Urdu-language poets from India]]
[[Category:Vice-Chancellors of the Aligarh Muslim University]]
[[Category:People from Sitapur district]]
[[Category:Founders of Indian schools and colleges]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian educational theorists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian royalty]]

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