Syed Ali Imam

Sir Syed Ali Imam KCSI
with Anees Fatima in 1921
Born	11 February 1869 Patna, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	31 October 1932(1932-10-31) (aged 63) Ranchi, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Resting place	Kokar Chowk
Spouse(s)	Mariam Anees Fatima
Children	Syed Jafar Imam
Relatives	Syed Imdad Imam (Father) Sir Khuda Bakhsh (Uncle) Syed Abdul Hasan Khan Sahib (Uncle) Sir Sultan Ahmed(cousin), Syed Hasan Imam (brother) Asif Ahmed (Great Great Grandson)

Sir Syed Ali Imam, KCSI (11 February 1869 – 31 October 1932), also known as Sir Saiyid Ali Imam, was an Indian Barrister and freedom fighter who was the first Indian to represent India at the round table of 1929.

He served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad State from 1919 to 1922.[1][2] He was one of the founders of Modern Bihar.[3]

Biography

Syed Ali Imam was born on 11 February 1869, in karai parsari village, near Fatuha, Bihar. The son of Nawab Syed Imdad Imam Bin Syed Wahiduddin Khan Bahadur and the brother of Syed Hasan Imam.[4][5] In 1887, he went to London to study law and was called to the English bar by the Middle Temple. He returned to India in 1890. He was a member of the Bihar District Board. In 1909, he was appointed to the Bengal Legislative Council.[6]

In 1917, Imam was appointed a Justice of the Patna High Court. Later, he worked as the Chief Minister of the Hyderabad State. After that, he resumed private practice in 1920 and joined the Indian independence movement.[7] Imam served as President of Muslim League. He was knighted in 1908.[8] He was a Law member of the Imperial Legislative Council.[9] He was responsible for convincing the board to move the capital city of Kolkata to Delhi.[2] he was married to Anees Fatima.[3]

Imam spoke several languages and was a good orator. On 17 October 1932, He died in Ranchi and was buried at Kokar Chowk in Hazaribagh road.[10][11][12][9]

See also

• List of prime ministers of Hyderabad State

References

1. "Sir Saiyid Ali Imam". National Portrait Gallery.
2. "Eighty years after death, nobody cares for 'architect of Bihar'". Deccan Herald. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2022. inn, Indigo Books & Music. "India, A Collection Of Notes And Minutes By Sir Syed Ali Imam, 1910-1915". indigo.ca. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
3. Fatima, Nikhat (29 September 2022). "Remembering Lady Anees Imam, One of the Founders of Modern Bihar". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
4. Ahamed, Syed Naseer (30 October 2018). "Syed Ali Imam : Who stated that nationalism cannot be achieved by division and separation". Heritage Times. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
5. "Sir Syed Ali Imam | Mpositive.in". Retrieved 23 June 2022.
6. Ahamed, Syed Naseer (30 October 2018). "Syed Ali Imam : Who stated that nationalism cannot be achieved by division and separation". Heritage Times. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
7. Imam, Syed Ali (1908). Speech of Mr. Syed Ali Imam, Bar-at-Law, President of the All-India Muslim League, Amritsar Session, 1908. Panch Kory Mittra at the Indian Press.
8. "Sir Saiyid Ali Imam - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
9. "There is a whole 'Aurangzeb Industry' taking shape. Let's discuss it on four counts". ThePrint. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
10. "दिल्ली को राजधानी बनाने का सर अली इमाम ने दिया था प्रस्ताव". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
11. "इंग्लैंड की रोज मैरी से हुआ था इमाम को प्यार फिर बनवाई मरियम मंजिल". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
12. "एक खामोश मोहब्बत की दास्तान है इमाम कोठी". inextlive (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 June 2022.

External links

• Portraits of Sir Saiyid Ali Imam at the National Portrait Gallery, London