Mir Laiq Ali

Not to be confused with Mir Laik Ali Khan, Salar Jung II.

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".

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 by	Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
Succeeded by	position abolished by Operation Polo
Personal details
Born	1903
Died	24 October 1971(1971-10-24) (aged 67–68)

Career

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

• Operation Polo
• Osman Ali Khan, Asif Jah VII

Bibliography

• Tragedy of Hyderabad by Mir Laik Ali^[3]