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{{Short description|Prime Minister of Hyderabad State}}
{{distinguish|Mir Laiq Ali Khan, Salar Jung II}}
{{distinguish|Mir Laiq Ali Khan, Salar Jung II}}


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| image      = MirLaiqAli.jpg
| caption    = Mir Laiq Ali during [[Operation Polo]] in 1948
| caption    = Mir Laiq Ali during [[Operation Polo]] in 1948
| office      = [[List of Prime Ministers of Hyderabad|Prime Minister of Hyderabad]]
| office      = [[List of Prime Ministers of Hyderabad State|Prime Minister of Hyderabad State]]
| term_start  = 29 November 1947
| term_start  = 29 November 1947
| term_end    = 19 September 1948
| term_end    = 19 September 1948
| predecessor = Nawab Mehdi Yar Jung
| predecessor = [[Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari]]
| successor  = position abolished
| successor  = position abolished by [[Operation Polo]]
| birth_date  = 1903
| birth_date  = 1903
| death_date  = 24 October 1971
| death_date  = {{death date and age |1971|10|24|1903|df=yes}}
| office1    = Prime Minister of Hyderabad
| predecessor1 = Nawab [[Mehdi Yar Jung]]
}}
}}
'''Mir Laiq Ali''' (died 24 October 1971) was the last [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad State]] under the rule of the [[Nizam]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siasat.com/english/news/tragedy-hyderabad-resurfaces-after-50-years |title=Tragedy of Hyderabad resurfaces after 50 years |publisher=Siasat |date= |accessdate=30 January 2012}}</ref> His official title was "President of the Executive Council of the Nizam of Hyderabad".
 
'''Mir Laiq Ali''' (1903 – 24 October 1971) was the last [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad State]] under the rule of the [[Nizam]], [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siasat.com/english/news/tragedy-hyderabad-resurfaces-after-50-years |title=Tragedy of Hyderabad resurfaces after 50 years |publisher=Siasat |date= |accessdate=30 January 2012}}</ref> His official title was "President of the Executive Council of the Nizam of Hyderabad".


==Career==
==Career==


Mir Laik Ali was an engineer and an industrialist. He served as the [[List of prime ministers of Hyderabad State|Prime Minister of Hyderabad State]] from November 1947 until the [[Operation Polo]] "police action" of September 1948. During his tenure he struggled to maintain Hyderabad's status as an independent country.
Mir Laiq Ali was an engineer and an industrialist. He served as the [[List of prime ministers of Hyderabad State|Prime Minister of Hyderabad State]] from November 1947 until [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]] was annexed in [[Operation Polo]] by India in September 1948 through a [[military operation]] which was called a "police action".<ref>{{cite book |author=B. Cohen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sZKHDAAAQBAJ |title=Kingship and Colonialism in India's Deccan: 1850–1948 |publisher=Springer |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-230-60344-8 |pages=159–161}}</ref> During his tenure he struggled to maintain Hyderabad's status as an independent country as a monarchy within the [[British Commonwealth]].
 
After the defeat of the Hyderabadi defense forces and merger of Hyderabad into the Union of India, he was kept under house arrest at his home in Begumpet. In March 1950 he left forever to Pakistan. In Pakistan he served in the government.{{clarify |date=July 2020 |reason=served as what?}}


After the defeat of the Hyderabadi defence forces and merger of Hyderabad into the [[Dominion of India]], he was kept under house arrest at his home in Begumpet. In March 1950, he left forever for the [[Dominion of Pakistan]]. In Pakistan, he served in the government.{{clarify |date=July 2020 |reason=served as what?}}


He died in New York on 24 October 1971, while on an official assignment on behalf of Pakistan, and was laid to rest in the holy city of [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]].
He died in New York on 24 October 1971, while on an official assignment on behalf of Pakistan, and was laid to rest in the holy city of [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]].
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://narendralutherarchives.blogspot.com/2000_07_01_archive.html How Hyderabad's Last Premiere fled]
* [https://narendralutherarchives.blogspot.com/2000_07_01_archive.html How Hyderabad's Last Premiere fled]


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Mir Laiq Ali
Mir Laiq Ali during Operation Polo in 1948
Prime Minister of Hyderabad State
In office
29 November 1947 – 19 September 1948
Preceded byMuhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
Succeeded byposition abolished by Operation Polo
Personal details
Born1903
Died24 October 1971(1971-10-24) (aged 67–68)

Mir Laiq Ali (1903 – 24 October 1971) was the last Prime Minister of Hyderabad State under the rule of the Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan.[1] His official title was "President of the Executive Council of the Nizam of Hyderabad".

Career[edit | edit source]

Mir Laiq Ali was an engineer and an industrialist. He served as the Prime Minister of Hyderabad State from November 1947 until Hyderabad was annexed in Operation Polo by India in September 1948 through a military operation which was called a "police action".[2] During his tenure he struggled to maintain Hyderabad's status as an independent country as a monarchy within the British Commonwealth.

After the defeat of the Hyderabadi defence forces and merger of Hyderabad into the Dominion of India, he was kept under house arrest at his home in Begumpet. In March 1950, he left forever for the Dominion of Pakistan. In Pakistan, he served in the government.[clarification needed]

He died in New York on 24 October 1971, while on an official assignment on behalf of Pakistan, and was laid to rest in the holy city of Medina, Saudi Arabia.

See also[edit | edit source]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Tragedy of Hyderabad resurfaces after 50 years". Siasat. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. B. Cohen (2007). Kingship and Colonialism in India's Deccan: 1850–1948. Springer. pp. 159–161. ISBN 978-0-230-60344-8.
  3. "Tragedy of Hyderabad resurfaces after 50 years - southindia - Hyderabad - ibnlive". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

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Government offices
Preceded by
Nawab Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
Prime Minister of Hyderabad
1947 - 1948
Succeeded by
Operation Polo