Ali Haider Khan
Nawab Ali Haider Khan, was a Bengali noble and politician in British India.Life
He was born in Assam, and lived in his estate at Prithimpassa, Sylhet, Bengal Presidency. In 1916 he married Murshidzadi Husna Ara Begum, the eldest child of Wasif Ali Mirza of Murshidabad. They had three children - Ali Safdar Khan, Syeddunnessa Begum and Ali Sarwar Khan.
Ali Haider Khan was Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of Sir Muhammed Saadulah. From 1942-1946 he was the Minister of Power and Water Development in the Bordoloi's cabinet. Nawab Ali Haider Khan was the leader of the Independent Muslim Party. In 1945 he led his party into an alliance with Assam Congress and its coalition partners. Luminaries like Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed and Bordoloi were with him. Bordoloi considered Nawab Ali Haider Khan as their mainstay.
His grandson through his oldest child is Nawab Ali Abbas Khan, who is a former 3-times consecutive Member of Parliament from Maulvibazar-2.
