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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Syed Hashim Raza<br />
| office = [[East Pakistan|Governor of East Pakistan]]<br />
|image =Syed Hashim Raza.jpg<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Civil decorations of Pakistan|SQA]] [[Sitara-e-Pakistan|SP]]<br />
| term_start = 1 July 1961<br />
| term_end = 5 August 1961<br />
| predecessor = <br />
| successor = <br />
| birth_date = 16 February 1910<ref name=Dawn/><br />
| birth_place = [[Unnao]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[British India]]<ref name=Dawn/><br />
| death_date = 30 September 2003<ref name=Dawn/><br />
| death_place = [[Karachi]], Pakistan<br />
| awards = [[Sitara-e-Pakistan]]<br />
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[[Sitara-e-Imtiaz|Sitara-e-Quaid-i-Azam]]<br />
| party = [[All-India Muslim League]]<br />
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'''Syed Hashim Raza''' was a leading bureaucrat and former [[Governor of East Pakistan]].<ref name=Dawn1>{{cite news |title=Remembering Syed Hashim Raza|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/863165/remembering-syed-hashim-raza|work=Dawn |date=4 November 2009 |access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
He was born on 16 February 1910 at [[Unnao]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[British India]] into a prominent Family of Mashhadi Persian Origin.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite web|last1=Jafar|first1=Abu|title=Raza, Syed Hashim|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Raza,_Syed_Hashim|website=Banglapedia|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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In 1932, he graduated from [[Lucknow University]] with a [[Master of Arts]] degree in political science. Then he went on to [[University of Oxford]], [[England]] for further studies.<ref name=Dawn/><br />
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==Career==<br />
In 1934, he joined the [[Indian Civil Service (British India)|Indian civil service]] in [[British India]]. From 1934 to 1939, he was an assistant collector and [[magistrate]]. He served as [[deputy commissioner]] in [[Larkana]] and [[Tharparkar]] districts from 1943 to 1946. From 1946 to 1947, he served as the deputy secretary of Home and General Departments. Syed Hashim Raza held numerous positions from provincial press adviser, secretary to the [[Governor of Sindh]] among others.<ref name=Dawn/><br />
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From 1948 to 1951, he was the first administrator of the then federal capital of Pakistan, [[Karachi]]. In fact, he was serving in this administrator's position when the [[founder of Pakistan]] [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] died on 11 September 1948 in Karachi. He was one of the close associates of Jinnah.<ref name=Dawn/> From 1951 to 1953, he served in various capacities in the [[Sindh]] administration. From 1 July 1961 to 5 August 1961, he was the acting ''Governor of East Pakistan''.<br />
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==Awards and recognition==<br />
* [[Sitara-I-Pakistan]] (Star of Pakistan) Award for his distinguished services to Pakistan<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=Banglapedia/><br />
* ''Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam'' (Star of Quaid-e-Azam) Award by the [[Government of Pakistan]]<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=Banglapedia/><br />
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==Death and legacy==<br />
He died on 30 September 2003 in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]] at age 92 due to kidney failure after a long illness.<ref name=Dawn/><ref>{{cite web|title=Profiles of Governors of East Pakistan including Syed Hashim Raza|url=http://bangabhaban.gov.bd/Homes/banglahistory_submenu/12/51|website=bangabhaban.gov.bd|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207084118/http://bangabhaban.gov.bd/Homes/banglahistory_submenu/12/51|archive-date=7 December 2016|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref> He was married to Salma Raza. He had two daughters and two sons, [[Syed Ali Raza]], former president of [[National Bank of Pakistan]], and [[Syed Salim Raza]], former Governor of [[State Bank of Pakistan]].<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news |title=Hashim Raza passes away|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/117982 |work=Dawn |date=1 October 2003 |access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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