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'''[[Nawab]] [[Sir]] Muhammad Faiz Ali Khan [[Khan Bahadur|Bahadur]]''', KCSI (26 August 1821 – 5 August 1894) was the [[Nawab of Pahasu]], also a politician and administrator, who served as Prime Minister of [[Jaipur State]].<ref name=a>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Indian Biography By C. E. Buckland|page=326|isbn=9788170208976|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e_dA0RAwd4oC&pg=PA326 |last1=Buckland|first1=C. E.|year=1999|publisher=COSMO Publications }}</ref><ref name=b>{{cite book|title=The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the ... By Sir Roper Lethbridge|pages=335–36|isbn=9788187879541|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7iOsNUZ2MXgC&pg=PA335 |last1=Lethbridge|first1=Sir Roper|year=2005|publisher=Aakar Books }}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Nawab Sir Muhammad Faiz Ali Khan Khan KCSI, was a scion of the [[Muslim Rajput]] community of [[Lalkhani]] ([[Badgujar|Badgujar Rajput]]) lineage. He was born to Murad Ali Khan.<ref name=a/><ref name=b/><br />
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==Relations with the British==<br />
He and his father both served in the Jaipur Armed Forces and served the British well in the [[Indian Mutiny of 1857]]. He was rewarded for his loyalty with a large estate and the title of [[Khan Bahadur]].<ref name=a/><br />
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==Prime Minister of Jaipur State==<br />
He served as Prime Minister of [[Jaipur State]] in 1863 during the reign of [[Ram Singh II|Sawai Ram Singh II]] and was also given a [[jagir]] in Jaipur State for his services.<ref name=a/><ref name=b/><br />
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==Positions==<br />
He was an active member in public life and was:<ref name=a/><br />
* Member of the Legislative Council of the United Provinces<br />
* Member of Governors General's Legislative Council<br />
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==Honours==<br />
*1871: [[Companion of the Order of the Star of India]] and later elevated to<br />
*1876: [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India]].<ref name=a/><ref name=b/><br />
*He was also given the titles of Khan Badaur<ref name=a/> and Mumtaz-ud-Daula.<ref name=b/><br />
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==Estate==<br />
He was the [[jagirdar]] of [[Pahasu]] with the title of [[Nawab of Pahasu]]. Also held [[jagir]] in Jaipur State located at Tazami. He also held one village in the [[Sadabad, India|Sadabad Estate]].<ref>Report on the Settlement of the Muttra District, North-Western Provinces by R. S. Whiteway: pp 36.</ref><br />
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==Successor==<br />
He was succeeded by his able son [[Muhammad Faiyaz Ali Khan|Sir Muhammad Faiyaz Ali Khan]], as Nawab of Pahasu.<ref name=a/><br />
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