Khwaja Habibullah
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Nawab Khwaja Habibullah Bahadur (1895–1958) was the fifth and last Nawab of Dhaka
. He was the son of his more prominent father, Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah
Bahadur. Under his rule, the Dhaka Nawab Estate went into decline until its actual relinquishment in 1952 by the East Pakistan Estates Acquisition Act.
Nawab Habibullah had repeatedly tried to carry on his father's political legacy by himself but had failed due to the strong political power base of other family members such as Khwaja Khairuddin and Sir Khwaja Nazimuddin. Nawab Habibullah contested the assembly election of Bengal as an independent candidate but suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of his relative, Khwaja Khairuddin who was on a Muslim League
ticket.
In his closing days he gave up politics due to broken health. He left the Ahsan Manzil
Palace and resided in another of the royal residences, Green House, in Dhaka's Paribagh area. On 21, November, 1958 Nawab Habibullah died and was buried alongside his father at the royal family graveyard in Begumbazar in Dhaka.
Nawab of Dhaka
The Nawab of Dhaka was the title of the head of the Dhaka Nawab Estate, the largest and richest Muslim zamindari in Bengal. The first Nawab of Dhaka was Khwaja Alimullah who had been installed by the British Raj as head of the estate, which covered modern day Dhaka city and several of its...
. He was the son of his more prominent father, Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah
Khwaja Salimullah
Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur, GCIE, KCSI was the fourth Nawab of Dhaka and one of the leading Muslim politicians during the British Raj. It was he who, in the wake of partition of Bengal in 1905, made correspondance and discussed with Nawab Muhsinul Mulk at Aligarh over the issue of...
Bahadur. Under his rule, the Dhaka Nawab Estate went into decline until its actual relinquishment in 1952 by the East Pakistan Estates Acquisition Act.
Nawab Habibullah had repeatedly tried to carry on his father's political legacy by himself but had failed due to the strong political power base of other family members such as Khwaja Khairuddin and Sir Khwaja Nazimuddin. Nawab Habibullah contested the assembly election of Bengal as an independent candidate but suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of his relative, Khwaja Khairuddin who was on a Muslim League
Muslim League (Pakistan)
Muslim League was the original successor of All India Muslim League that led the Pakistan Movement achieving an independent nation. After formation of Pakistan, the party was renamed to Muslim League which came to an end soon after Qaid-e-Azam's death on the first marshal law in 1958.-History:On...
ticket.
In his closing days he gave up politics due to broken health. He left the Ahsan Manzil
Ahsan Manzil
Ahsan Manzil was the official residential palace and seat of the Dhaka Nawab Family. This magnificent building is situated at Kumartoli along the banks of the Buriganga River in Bangladesh. The construction of this palace was started in the year 1859 and was completed in 1869. It is constructed in...
Palace and resided in another of the royal residences, Green House, in Dhaka's Paribagh area. On 21, November, 1958 Nawab Habibullah died and was buried alongside his father at the royal family graveyard in Begumbazar in Dhaka.