Nawab Alam yar jung Bahadur
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Nawab Mir Alam Ali Khan , also known as Alam yar jung bahadur, was an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n judge and politician.

Early life and education

Alam Ali Khan was the son of Hashim Ali Khan
Hashim Ali Khan
-Biography:Mir Hashim Ali Khan represented the Hyderabad Imperial Lancers at Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. On reaching Hyderabad-deccan with the help of other Commandants, he founded the 2nd Nizams own Hyderabad Imperial Service Lancers Troops...

, a colonel with the Hyderabad
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...

 Imperial Service Troops
Imperial Service Troops
The Imperial Service Troops were forces raised by the princely states of the British Indian Empire. These troops were available for service alongside the Indian Army when such service was requested by the British government...

. He received his education at Madrasa-e-aliya and Nizam College
Nizam College
Nizam College was established in 1887 during the reign of Nawab Mir Mahaboob Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It is located at Basheerbagh.-History:...

, where he obtained both a B.A. and a B C L. For a short period he served as a Cadet in the Army. At the age of 22 he moved to Madras to do his M.A. On passing his M.A. he moved to England to complete his education at Oxford University's Lincoln College
Lincoln College, Oxford
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. After becoming a barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...

 he returned to India.He died in early morning of thursday the 18th of april 1974.

Civil service

Ali Khan was appointed Munsif-darj-e-awal (first session judge) for the court of Beerad and soon also became Nazim-Sardar-e-Adalat (inspecting officer) at the court of Gulbarga
Gulbarga
Gulbarga is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Gulbarga District. It was formerly part of Nizam's Hyderabad state...

. For a long time he served as the inspecting officer for the courts of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, and was later appointed Nazim-e-Sardar (Chief Justice).It was on the 2nd of August 1943,when mir alam ali khan was conferred the title Alam yar jung,the very next day on the 3rd of august 1943,the High court remained closed,in honour to facilitate and celebrate.After his retirement from his judicial offices he served as Minister of Law and Justice of Andhra Pradesh for a year.

Family

Nawab Alam yar jung remained single throughout his life. He had three brothers and four sisters. The brothers were Nawab Talib Ali Khan, Accountant General of Hyderabad, Subhan Ali Khan, Barrister-at-law, and Iqbal Ali Khan. The sisters included Mehdi Begum, Tahira Begum and Wazir Begum.
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