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	'''Mohammed Fazal''' (2 July 1922 – 4 September 2014) was an Indian politician who was the [[Governor of Maharashtra]] from 10 October 2002 to 5 December 2004. Born in a well-known ''[[zamindar]]i'' (landlord) family, he studied at the [[Allahabad University]] and later at the [[London School of Economics]] at the [[University of London]]. In 1977 he was appointed the Secretary of Industrial Development, [[Government of India]]. He was the most senior member of the [[Planning Commission (India)\|Planning Commission]] from April 1980 till his resignation in January 1985. He then founded and was the chairman of Hughes & Hughes Chem Ltd. In 1999, he was appointed the [[Governor of Goa]], a post he held until he was appointed as [[Governor of Maharashtra]]. He suggested to [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] [[Sushilkumar Shinde]] that [[prostitution]] be legalised, which caused controversy.		'''Mohammed Fazal''' (2 July 1922 – 4 September 2014) was an Indian politician who was the [[Governor of Maharashtra]] from 10 October 2002 to 5 December 2004. Born in a well-known ''[[zamindar]]i'' (landlord) family, he studied at the [[Allahabad University]] and later at the [[London School of Economics]] at the [[University of London]]. In 1977 he was appointed the Secretary of Industrial Development, [[Government of India]]. He was the most senior member of the [[Planning Commission (India)\|Planning Commission]] from April 1980 till his resignation in January 1985. He then founded and was the chairman of Hughes & Hughes Chem Ltd. In 1999, he was appointed the [[Governor of Goa]], a post he held until he was appointed [[Governor of Maharashtra]]. He suggested to [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] [[Sushilkumar Shinde]] that [[prostitution]] be legalised, which caused controversy.

	His grandson [[Ali Fazal]] is an actor who had roles in films including ''[[3 Idiots]]'' and ''[[~~Fukray~~]]''.		His grandson [[Ali Fazal]] is an actor who had roles in films including ''[[3 Idiots]]'' and ''[[Victoria & Abdul]]''.

	Fazal died on 4 September 2014 at the age of 92 at his residence in ~~Abu Bakrpur,~~ Allahabad. He had been suffering from low blood pressure, congestion in the chest, and short-term memory loss.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/exgoa-maharashtra-governor-mohammed-fazal-dead/article6378633.ece\|title=Ex-Goa, Maharashtra Governor Mohammed Fazal dead\|publisher=The Hindu\|date=4 September 2014}}</ref>		Fazal died on 4 September 2014 at the age of 92 at his residence in Akbarpur Allahabad. He had been suffering from low blood pressure, congestion in the chest, and short-term memory loss.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/exgoa-maharashtra-governor-mohammed-fazal-dead/article6378633.ece\|title=Ex-Goa, Maharashtra Governor Mohammed Fazal dead\|publisher=The Hindu\|date=4 September 2014}}</ref>

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [https://archive.is/20130414122232/http://www.cflr.org/legal.htm "''Green signal to red light''"] - article in [[Bombay Times]] about the governor's views		* [https://archive.today/20130414122232/http://www.cflr.org/legal.htm "''Green signal to red light''"] - article in [[Bombay Times]] about the governor's views
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041013020012/http://rajbhavan.maharashtra.gov.in/biodata_he_brief.htm Biodata at website of Raj Bhavan]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041013020012/http://rajbhavan.maharashtra.gov.in/biodata_he_brief.htm Biodata at website of Raj Bhavan]

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|1namedata =* [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
* [[Sushil Kumar Shinde]]
* [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
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|term_end = 5 December 2004
|predecessor = [[P. C. Alexander]]
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'''Mohammed Fazal''' (2 July 1922 – 4 September 2014) was an Indian politician who was the [[Governor of Maharashtra]] from 10 October 2002 to 5 December 2004. Born in a well-known ''[[zamindar]]i'' (landlord) family, he studied at the [[Allahabad University]] and later at the [[London School of Economics]] at the [[University of London]]. In 1977 he was appointed the Secretary of Industrial Development, [[Government of India]]. He was the most senior member of the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] from April 1980 till his resignation in January 1985. He then founded and was the chairman of Hughes & Hughes Chem Ltd. In 1999, he was appointed the [[Governor of Goa]], a post he held until he was appointed as [[Governor of Maharashtra]]. He suggested to [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] [[Sushilkumar Shinde]] that [[prostitution]] be legalised, which caused controversy.

His grandson [[Ali Fazal]] is an actor who had roles in films including ''[[3 Idiots]]'' and ''[[Fukray]]''.

Fazal died on 4 September 2014 at the age of 92 at his residence in Abu Bakrpur, Allahabad. He had been suffering from low blood pressure, congestion in the chest, and short-term memory loss.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/exgoa-maharashtra-governor-mohammed-fazal-dead/article6378633.ece|title=Ex-Goa, Maharashtra Governor Mohammed Fazal dead|publisher=The Hindu|date=4 September 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.is/20130414122232/http://www.cflr.org/legal.htm "''Green signal to red light''"] - article in [[Bombay Times]] about the governor's views
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041013020012/http://rajbhavan.maharashtra.gov.in/biodata_he_brief.htm Biodata at website of Raj Bhavan]

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