Fazal Ali
| Hon’ble Sir Fazal Ali | |
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| Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
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In office 15 October 1951 – 30 May 1952 | |
| Appointed by | President |
| Chief Justice of Patna High Court | |
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In office 19 January 1943 – 14 October 1946 | |
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| Born | 19 September 1886 |
| Died | 22 August 1959 (aged 72) |
| Parents | Saiyid Nazir Ali (father) Kubra Begum(Mother) |
Khan Bahadur Sayyid Sir Fazl Ali, also known as Fazal Ali OBE (19 September 1886 – 22 August 1959) was governor of Assam and Odisha and a judge.[1] He headed the Fazal Ali Commission that made recommendations about the reorganization of India's states. He was governor of Odisha from 1952 to 1956 and of Assam from 1956 to 1959. He died while serving as governor of Assam. He was also bestowed with the Padma Vibhushan by the Indian Government. Whilst in Assam, he was the first to bring the Nagas into societal mainstream. He opened a college in the Naga heartland Mokokochung, which is now known as 'Sir Fazal Ali College of Arts'. The College celebrated its 50 years' anniversary in 2010. He belonged to an aristocratic Zamindar family of Bihar.
Sir Fazl Ali was appointed, successfully, to the title of Khan Sahib, as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1918 and to the title of Khan Bahadur. He was knighted in the 1941 New Year Honours list and invested with his knighthood on 1 May 1942 by the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow.[2][3][4]
His eldest son, the late Syed Murtaza Fazl Ali Ali followed in his footsteps. He became a judge at the age of only 35, of the J&K High Court, in 1958, and was elevated as the Chief Justice of the same court in 1966. He was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India (like his father 'Sir Fazal Ali') in 1975. He died in 1985 while a sitting judge.
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| Preceded by Jairamdas Daulatram |
Governor of Assam 1956–1959 |
Succeeded by Chandreswar Prasad Sinha |
