The Nawab of Dhaka was the title of the head of the Dhaka Nawab Estate, the largest and richest Muslim zamindari in Bengal

Bengal

Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...

. 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

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

 city and several of its surrounding districts.

In 1952 the East Pakistan Estate Acquisition Act relinquished the title of Nawab. Khwaja Habibullah Khan Bahadur was the last reigning Nawab of Dhaka.

List of the Nawabs of Dhaka

1. Nawab Khwaja Alimullah

2. Nawab Sir Khwaja Abdul Ghani

Khwaja Abdul Ghani

Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Abdul Ghani Mian KCSI was the first Nawab of Dhaka recognized by the British Raj.He introduced the panchayat system, gaslights, water works, newspaper, and the zoological garden to Dhaka...

 Mian Bahadur KCSI

3. Nawab Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah

Khwaja Ahsanullah

Nawab Khwaja Ahsanullah , Khan Bahadur KCIE, was the Nawab of Dhaka. He was a renowned Urdu litterateur.-Early life:He was born in 1846 the son of Khwaja Abdul Ghani and Ismatun Nesa. As a young child he learned Urdu, Arabic and Persian in addition to his native Bengali. He was noted as being a...

 Bahadur KCIE

4. Nawab Sir [[Khwaja Salimullah]] Bahadur GCSI

5. Nawab Khwaja Habibullah

Khwaja Habibullah

Nawab Khwaja Habibullah Bahadur was the fifth and last Nawab of Dhaka. He was the son of his more prominent father, Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur...

 Khan Bahadur

List of the titular Nawabs of Dhaka

1. Nawab Khwaja Habibullah

Khwaja Habibullah

Nawab Khwaja Habibullah Bahadur was the fifth and last Nawab of Dhaka. He was the son of his more prominent father, Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur...

 Khan Bahadur

2. Nawab Khwaja Hassan Askari

Khwaja Hassan Askari

Nawab Major Khawaja Hasan Askari , the last Nawab of Dacca was born at the Ahsan Manzil Palace in Dacca. The eldest son of Nawab Habibullah Bahadur of Dacca and Shahryar Begum , he became the Nawab of Dacca after his father’s death in 1958.-Early life:Nawab Hasan Askari completed his early...

Bahadur

3. Nawab Khwaja Habibullah Askari Bahadur