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Nawab Ali Asghar Khan (12 January 1898 – May 1984) was a member of the Prithimpassa family and a member of the Assam Legislative Council from 1937 to 1946 and the Central Legislative Assembly.

Early life and family

Khan was born on 28 Poush 1304 BS (12 January 1898 CE) to an royal Bengali Shi’ite family known as the Nawabs of Longla based in the village of Prithimpassa in South Sylhet (then under the North-East Frontier province of the British Raj). His father, Nawab Ali Amjad Khan, was an honorary magistrate by occupation. His mother was Syeda Fatima Banu, daughter of Syed Aminuddin Hasan of Narapati West Haveli, Chunarughat, Habiganj.

Khan married in 1924 to Jamal Ara Begum, daughter of Nawab Wasif Ali Mirza of Murshidabad.

Career

Khan represented Assam in the Central Legislative Assembly. He was also a member of the Assam Legislative Council from 1937 to 1946 as an All-India Muslim League politician.

Death

Khan died in May 1984. He had a son named Ali Yeawar Khan, who was a member of the Pakistan parliamentary assembly and the first chairman of Prithimpassa Union.

References

1. ^ "Brief History of the Family". Prithimpassa Estate. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
2. Aziz, Khursheed Kamal (1995). An Historical Handbook of Muslim India, 1700-1947. Vanguard. p. 533. ISBN 978-969-402-126-3. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
3. Assembly, India Legislature Legislative (1947). Legislative Assembly Debates: Official Reports. Manager of Publications. p. 1057.

• 1903 births
• 1984 deaths
• Prithimpassa family
• Members of the Central Legislative Assembly of India
• Bengali politicians
• 20th-century Bengalis
• All-India Muslim League politicians