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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Nawab of Chhatari}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox officeholder&lt;br /&gt;
| honorific-prefix   = [[Lieutenant Colonel]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Saeed ul-Mulk&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Nawab]], [[Sir]]&lt;br /&gt;
| name               = Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan&lt;br /&gt;
| honorific-suffix   = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|GBE|KCSI|KCIE}}&lt;br /&gt;
| image              = File:MuhammadSaidKhan.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| imagesize          =&lt;br /&gt;
| caption            = Khan in 1930&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date         = 12 December 1888&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place        = [[Chhatari]], [[North-Western Provinces]], [[British India]]&lt;br /&gt;
| death_date         = 1982 (aged 93-94)&lt;br /&gt;
| death_place        = [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
| party              = Muslim League (National Agriculturist Parties)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010513/spectrum/books.htm |title=The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Books |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| order              = Cabinet Minister of the [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start         = 17 May 1923&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end           = 11 January 1926&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor        = NA&lt;br /&gt;
| successor          = NA&lt;br /&gt;
| order2             = [[List of Governors of the United Provinces|Acting Governor of the United Provinces]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start2        = 7 April 1933&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end2          = 26 November 1933&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor2       = Sir [[Alexander Phillips Muddiman]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor2         = Sir [[William Malcolm Hailey]]&lt;br /&gt;
| order3             = [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister of United Provinces]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start3        = 3 April 1937&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end3          = 16 July 1937&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor3       = New creation&lt;br /&gt;
| successor3         = [[Govind Ballabh Pant]]&lt;br /&gt;
| order4             = Member of National Defence Council&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start4        = July 1941&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end4          = September 1941&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor4       = New creation&lt;br /&gt;
| successor4         = Vacated&lt;br /&gt;
| order5             = President of the Executive Council &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; of the &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; (i.e. [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad]]) &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt; (two terms) &amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start5        = September 1941&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end5          = August 1946&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor5       = [[Sir Akbar Hydari]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor5         = [[Mirza Ismail]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start6        = May 1947&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end6          = 1 November 1947&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor6       = [[Mirza Ismail]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor6         = Sir Mehdi Yar Jung&lt;br /&gt;
| order7             = [[Chief Scout (The Scout Association)|Chief Scout]] of India&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start7        = 1955&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end7          = 1982&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor7       = New creation&lt;br /&gt;
| successor7         = Justice [[M. Hidayatullah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| spouse             =&lt;br /&gt;
| children           = }}&lt;br /&gt;
Lieutenant Colonel &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Saeed ul-Mulk Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of  Chhatari&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{postnominals|country=GBR|GBE|KCSI|KCIE}}&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://books.google.com/books?id=QS7FmiBwt-QC&amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;amp;dq=Separatism+Among+Indian+Muslims:+The+Politics+of+the+United+Provinces&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;ei=wchHTuiCKMHNrQe4saGuDg&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;ct=result&amp;amp;resnum=1&amp;amp;ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=snippet&amp;amp;q=Muhammad%20Ahmad%20Said%20Khan&amp;amp;f=false] Separatism Among Indian Muslims: The Politics of the United Provinces By Francis Robinson&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/issues/37598/supplements/2789 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611220439/http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/issues/37598/supplements/2789 |date=11 June 2011 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; also generally referred to as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nawab]] of [[Chhatari]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;  (12 December 1888&amp;lt;ref name=who/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp86451 |title=National Portrait Gallery - Person - Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari |publisher=Npg.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-01-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; - d. 1982) was [[List of Governors of the United Provinces|Governor]] of the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.kashmir-information.com/LegalDocs/MuslimLeaders.html Kashmir Information website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905163805/http://www.kashmir-information.com/LegalDocs/MuslimLeaders.html |date=5 September 2008 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Constructing Post-Colonial India: National Character and the Doon School&lt;br /&gt;
 By Sanjay Srivastava by Sanjay Srivastava - 2005&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/CHIEF%20MINISTERS.HTM |title=Chief Minister |publisher=Uplegisassembly.gov.in |accessdate=2014-01-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812234844/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/CHIEF%20MINISTERS.HTM |archivedate=12 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; of United Provinces, President of the Executive Council of the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] (i.e. [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad]])&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.kashmir-information.com/LegalDocs/MuslimLeaders.html Ibid.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905163805/http://www.kashmir-information.com/LegalDocs/MuslimLeaders.html |date=5 September 2008 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and [[Chief Scout (The Scout Association)|Chief Scout]] of [[India]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Round table conference==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Round Table Conference 1930.jpg|thumb|250px|At the Round Table Conference held in London, 1930: (from left to right) Sardar Aurangzeb, A. K. Fazl-ul-Haq, the Nawab of Chhatari, Mian Muhammad Shafi, Sir Aga Khan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum and Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah]] --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nawab Chhatari attended the first [[Round Table Conferences (India)|Round Table Conference]], held in [[St. James&amp;#039;s Palace]] in London on 12 November 1930.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articletext.asp?artid=A039 |title=Round Table Conferences |publisher=Story of Pakistan |date= June 2003|accessdate=2014-01-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Muslim Delegation was led by the [[Aga Khan III|Aga Khan]] and others, including [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]], Sir [[Mohammad Shafi]], [[Maulana Muhammad Ali]], Dr Shafat Ali, Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, the Nawab of Chhatari, and [[Fazlul Huq]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.ismaili.net/histoire/history08/history828.html Muslim Delegation at 1930 Round Table Conference]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Council to Government==&lt;br /&gt;
From 17 May 1923 to 11 January 1926 the Nawab was a Minister in the Cabinet of the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://uplegassembly.nic.in/mini_k.htm United Provinces Assembly website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410014747/http://uplegassembly.nic.in/mini_k.htm |date=10 April 2009 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; then in 1931 he returned as Minister of Agriculture there.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/howardAT/AT14.html Journey to Forever.org]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Like other great [[Muslim]] [[zamindar]]s, including the Raja of [[Salempur, Uttar Pradesh|Salempur]], was a trusted ally of the British administration of the United Provinces&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://books.google.com/books?id=SylBHS8IJAUC&amp;amp;pg=PA172&amp;amp;lpg=PA172&amp;amp;dq=Nawab+Chhatari&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;ots=HogES2WloZ&amp;amp;sig=ihbm_Kk5ezkcKWhh2FuCYqwCP68&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;resnum=9&amp;amp;ct=result Nawab of Chhatari (Google cache version)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and was appointed as acting Governor for some seven months, from April to November 1933. The [[Government of India Act 1935]], formulated after a series of round table conferences, came into effect on 1 April 1937, and the Nawab of Chhatari, as leader of the National Agriculturist Parties, was invited to form a Cabinet, and was briefly chief minister during 1937.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010513/spectrum/books.htm &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tribune India&amp;#039;&amp;#039; website]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He soon stepped down to become Minister of Home Affairs in the United Provinces Government, with a salary of Rs.2,500.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1937/apr/19/provincial-governments-ministers Hansard]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Nawab of Chhatari was a member of India&amp;#039;s National Defence Council from July to August 1941. He resigned from this to accept the post of President of the Hyderabad Executive Council, effectively Prime Minister of the important [[princely state]] of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1941/sep/11/viceroys-executive-council-and-national Ibid.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1941/jul/22/india-and-the-war Ibid.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Disquiet with Jinnah==&lt;br /&gt;
The Nawab of Chhatari attended the third open session of the [[All-India Muslim League]], held in the Pandal at Lalbagh, [[Lucknow]], on Sunday, 17 October 1936, with [[Jinnah]] presiding. The meeting was also attended by [[Maulana Shaukat Ali]], Moulana [[Hasrat Mohani]], [[Maulana Zafar Ali Khan]], Dr Syed Husain, Raja Gazanfar Ali Khan, Khan Bahadur Kuli Khan, [[Fazlul Huq]], Nawab Jamshed Ali Khan, and others.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://books.google.com/books?id=6qEHg_7sWGQC&amp;amp;pg=PA648&amp;amp;lpg=PA648&amp;amp;dq=Nawab+Chhatari&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;ots=efX00_aQBB&amp;amp;sig=701iaw5DSsOVdxFcE1MEhy7DPp8&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;resnum=2&amp;amp;ct=result#PPA650,M1 Muslim League meeting 17 October 1936 (Google cache version)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.chowk.com/interacts/5202/1/0/a www.chowk.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007214827/http://www.chowk.com/interacts/5202/1/0/a |date=7 October 2008 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Prime Minister of Hyderabad==&lt;br /&gt;
Nawab of Chhatari was appointed President of the Executive Council of the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] (i.e. [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad]]) in August 1941.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://books.google.com/books?id=Loiq3YrFy40C&amp;amp;pg=PA111&amp;amp;lpg=PA111&amp;amp;dq=Nawab+Chhatari&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;ots=_S3wgwIMDC&amp;amp;sig=FfWjtac4tuaEm_Bm7FcbBL9h3vU&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;resnum=6&amp;amp;ct=result Nawab of Chhatari appointed President of the Executive Council of the Nizam of Hyderabad]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He served on this post from September 1941 to 1 November 1947.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.atlaswords.com/INDIA%20STATES%20A%20C.htm www.atlaswords.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 6 September 1941, [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], praised Nawab of Chhatari as able administrator. In 1944 Nawab of Chhatari was granted of the title of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Saeed-ul-Mulk&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; by [[Exalted Highness|H.E.H.]] The [[Nizam of Hyderabad]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=059-r1_2&amp;amp;cid=-1&amp;amp;Gsm=2008-06-18 File 34(3)-G/1944 IOR/R/1/4/327 1944-1945 UK National Archives website]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 25 November 1945, Nawab of Chhatari laid the foundation stone of the Institution of Engineers(India), A.P. State Center (Visvesvarayya Bhavan).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.ieiapsc.org.in/Apsc~1.htm IEIAPSC.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119062125/http://www.ieiapsc.org.in/Apsc~1.htm |date=19 November 2008 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1946 the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] suggested to the [[Viceroy of India]] that the Nawab of Chhatari should be appointed as [[List of Governors of the Central Provinces and Berar|Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=059-r1_1-2&amp;amp;cid=-1&amp;amp;Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 UK National Archives]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Chhatari delegation===&lt;br /&gt;
On 11 July 1947, after the [[Nizam]] had seen the pending Indian Independence Bill, which did not offer the possibility of [[Dominion]] status to any of the princely states, an option he had pressed for, he decided to send a delegation to [[Delhi]] headed by the Nawab of Chhatari to meet the Viceroy, [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten of Burma]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.telangana.com/history.htm www.telangana.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://books.google.com/books?id=B_wvm3W018wC&amp;amp;pg=PA213&amp;amp;lpg=PA213&amp;amp;dq=Nawab+Chhatari&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;ots=twbFBfyQ-E&amp;amp;sig=Vh6Zs1eYN1XQRdtsh8HoVYntNSk&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;resnum=8&amp;amp;ct=result#PPA213,M1 www.telangana.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 17 August 1947 the Nawab wrote to Mountbatten expressing the wish to enter into negotiations on the future of Hyderabad&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://books.google.com/books?id=lYHXmx4cOUsC&amp;amp;pg=PA12&amp;amp;lpg=PA12&amp;amp;dq=Nawab+Chhatari&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=9MSpZpsML7&amp;amp;sig=scg3575R-COopTOjNjNF-bMiEqY&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;resnum=9&amp;amp;ct=result#PPA11,M1 #11 Letter to Mountbatten (Google cache version)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In August 1947 [[Walter Monckton|Sir Walter Monckton]], a Constitutional advisor to the Nizam and the Nawab of Chhatari, tendered his  resignation to the Nizam, prompted by an attack by [[Razakars (Hyderabad)|Razakars]] and [[Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen]], but the resignation was not accepted.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://books.google.com/books?id=lYHXmx4cOUsC&amp;amp;pg=PA12&amp;amp;lpg=PA12&amp;amp;dq=Nawab+Chhatari&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=9MSpZpsML7&amp;amp;sig=scg3575R-COopTOjNjNF-bMiEqY&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;resnum=9&amp;amp;ct=result#PPA11,M1 #11 Resignation of Sir Walter Monckton to Nizam (Google cache version)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 27 October 1947 Razakars and Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen staged a demonstration at the houses of the members of delegation, Monckton, the Nawab, and [[Syed Sultan Ahmed|Sir Sultan Ahmed]], making it impossible for them to leave for [[Delhi]] as intended.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://books.google.com/books?id=lYHXmx4cOUsC&amp;amp;pg=PA12&amp;amp;lpg=PA12&amp;amp;dq=Nawab+Chhatari&amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;ots=9MSpZpsML7&amp;amp;sig=scg3575R-COopTOjNjNF-bMiEqY&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;resnum=9&amp;amp;ct=result#PPA12,M1 #12 Razakar/Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen demonstrations]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The discussions that followed bore no fruit, and on 1 November the Nawab of Chhatari, finding his position intolerable, resigned as President of the Executive Council.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://books.google.com/books?ct=result&amp;amp;id=lYHXmx4cOUsC&amp;amp;dq=Nawab+Chhatari&amp;amp;pg=PA12&amp;amp;lpg=PA1 2&amp;amp;sig=ACfU3U1A4K9J88XwEETL3JjOGn6nmEagEQ&amp;amp;q=chhatari#PPA12,M1 #12,13 Resignation of the Nawab of Chhatari from the Presidency of the Executive Council of the Nizam of Hyderabad] (Google cache version)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Monckton also insisted on resigning.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 21 December 1947 [[Gandhi]] held talks with the Nawab of Chhatari, [[H. S. Suhrawardy]], [[Brijlal Nehru]], [[Rameshwari Nehru]], [[Sheikh Abdullah]], [[Begum Akbar Jahan Abdullah|Begum Abdullah]], Dr. [[Saifuddin Kitchlew]], [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]], the [[Madansinhji|Prince of Kutch]], the [[Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji|Maharaja of Bhavnagar]], Anantrai Pattani and others&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[s:Chronology of Mahatma Gandhi&amp;#039;s life/India 1947]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In a radio speech on 23 September 1948, the Nizam said &amp;quot;In November last, a small group which had organized a quasi-military organization surrounded the homes of my Prime Minister, the Nawab of Chhatari, in whose wisdom I had complete confidence, and of Sir Walter Monkton, my constitutional Adviser, by duress compelled the Nawab and other trusted ministers to resign, and forced the Laik Ali Ministry on me. This group headed by [[Kasim Razvi]] had no stake in the country or any record of service behind it. By methods reminiscent of Hitlerite Germany it took possession of the State, spread terror ... and rendered me completely helpless.&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Autocracy to Integration&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Lucien D Benichou, Orient Longman (2000), p. 237&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Public life==&lt;br /&gt;
On 23 October 1931 the Nawab hosted a dinner which was attended by [[Muhammad Iqbal|Iqbal]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.allamaiqbal.com/person/years/years.htm www.allamaiqbal.com]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1935 he represented India in a mangoes exhibition in [[London]], where he represented the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Rataul&amp;#039;&amp;#039; mango, which won first prize and was declared the best mango in the world. On 15 January 1939 a message from him was published in a pamphlet issued by the Education Expansion Department on the occasion of the &amp;quot;Literacy Day&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://education.nic.in/cd50years/g/52/4Y/524Y0106.htm Dept. of Education, India website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410194935/http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/g/52/4Y/524Y0106.htm |date=10 April 2009 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1945, [[Mahatma Gandhi]] sent the Nawab two letters; one from [[Panchgani]] and the other from [[Sevagram]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.gandhiserve.org/cwmg/VOL087.PDF www.gandhiserve.org (PDF)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Nawab was also patron of [[Jamia-e-Urdu|Jamia Urdu]], [[Aligarh]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://groups.yahoo.com/group/Urdunetwork/message/29 Urdunetwork] at Yahoo.com&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
He also served as Chancellor of [[Aligarh Muslim University]] from December 1965 to 6 January 1982 and as Chief Scout of the [[All India Boy Scouts Association]] from 1955 to 1982.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://boyscoutsindia.org/aboutus.html Boy Scouts of India website]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Early life and family==&lt;br /&gt;
He was born in a [[Lalkhani]] family to Nawab Mohammad Abdul Ali Khan,&amp;lt;ref name=cb&amp;gt;Celebrities: a comprehensive biographical thesaurus of important men and women in India-by  Jagdish Bhatia - 1952  Page 27.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the [[Nawab of Chhatari]] on 12 December 1888&amp;lt;ref name=who/&amp;gt; in [[Chhatari]], United Province of British India. He did his education from [[Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College]] of [[Aligarh]].&amp;lt;ref name=who/&amp;gt; He was married to daughter of his own uncle [[Abdus Samad Khan|Nawab Abdul Samad Khan Bahadur]], the [[Nawab of Talibnagar]].&amp;lt;ref name=who&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Who&amp;#039;s who in India, Burma &amp;amp; Ceylon|year=1936|publisher=Who&amp;#039;s who Publishers India|page=307|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLfl-WcHGRYC&amp;amp;q=Nawab+Talibnagar&amp;amp;dq=Nawab+Talibnagar}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He had two sons, Rahat Saeed Khan and Farhat Sayeed Khan. The younger son, Farhat Sayeed Khan, was noted for his interest in [[Hindustani classical music]] and he studied music at the Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Lost World of Hindustani Music by Kumāraprasāda Mukhopādhyāẏa - 2006 -- Page 216&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The family moved to Pakistan shortly after the [[Partition of India]], and the elder son (Rahat Saeed Chattari) became a Senator of the Pakistan National Senate.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Styles==&lt;br /&gt;
*1888-1919: [[Nawab]] Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of [[Chhatari]]&lt;br /&gt;
*1919-1921: Nawab Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari, [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]]&lt;br /&gt;
*1921-1922: Nawab Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari, [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32346/supplements/4534 Gazette Issue 32346 published on the 4 June 1921.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; MBE&lt;br /&gt;
*1922-1927: [[Second Lieutenant]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32598/pages/965 Gazette Issue 32598 published on the 3 February 1922.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nawab Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari, CIE, MBE&lt;br /&gt;
*1927-1928: [[Lieutenant]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33276/pages/3293 Gazette Issue 33276 published on the 20 May 1927.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nawab Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari, CIE, MBE&lt;br /&gt;
*1928-1931: Lieutenant Nawab [[Sir]] Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari, [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33390/supplements/3850 Gazette Issue 33390 published on the 1 June 1928.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; MBE&lt;br /&gt;
*1931-1933: [[Captain (land)|Captain]] Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari, KCIE, MBE&lt;br /&gt;
*1933-1936: Captain Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari, [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33898/supplements/5 Gazette Issue 33898 published on the 30 December 1932.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; KCIE, MBE&lt;br /&gt;
*1936-1944: [[Major]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34379/pages/1647 Gazette Issue 34379 published on the 12 March 1937.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari, KCSI, KCIE, MBE&lt;br /&gt;
*1944-1946: Major &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Saeed ul-Mulk&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari, KCSI, KCIE, MBE&lt;br /&gt;
*1946-1982: [[Lieutenant Colonel]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Saeed ul-Mulk&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari, [[Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire|GBE]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/37598/supplements/2789 Gazette Issue 37598 published on the 4 June 1946.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; KCSI, KCIE&lt;br /&gt;
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==Autobiography==&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Yad-e-Ayyam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(1949) is the autobiography of Nawab of Chhatari Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan. In this book, the writer has given glimpses of his life and experiences in a direct and artless manner.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://books.google.com/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&amp;amp;pg=PA288&amp;amp;lpg=PA288&amp;amp;dq=Nawab+Chhatari&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;ots=mUBZ1tBXv5&amp;amp;sig=L74M-Odrud6JZrWFrvAABDOOZ0E&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=book_result&amp;amp;resnum=9&amp;amp;ct=result &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Yad-e-Ayyam&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Google cache version)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Lalkhani]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Governors of the United Provinces]]&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.aligarhmovement.com/karwaan_e_aligarh/Nawab_Chattari Karwaan-e-Aligarh : Nawab Chattari]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.webcitation.org/602s2oaZ3?url=http://www.upgov.nic.in/upinfo/governers.html List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070607074806/http://www.ipcs.org/INDO-PAK-11-Docu.pdf Text of Memorandum submitted by 14 Muslim leaders of India to Dr Frank P. Graham, United Nations Representative 14 August 1951]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120211033216/http://www.hvk.org/articles/0602/218.html Text of Memorandum Submitted by Muslim leaders of India to Dr Frank P. Graham]&lt;br /&gt;
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