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'''Syed Afzal Ali''' (born 1834) was a famous personality from [[Bulandshahr]]. Four of his sons were bestowed with the title of [[Khan Bahadur]] by [[British India]], a rare distinction in a family of Indian history.

==Family history==

Syed Afzal Ali was the son of Syed Ghulam Ali bin Ghulam Mustafa bin Syed Mohammad Arshad bin Syed Nematullah bin Syed Kamal Mohammad bin Mohammad Amin bin Syed Pir Mohammad bin Syed Ali Mohammad bin Syed Mohammad Ismail.

Syed Mohammad Ismail (descendant of Imam [[Ja'far al-Sadiq]] came to Kasna, District [[Bulandshahr]] from [[Sabzwar]] ([[Afghanistan]])<ref>Hayat Abdul Hai by Maulana [[Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi]], page 19, 20 (see Tazkira Gul-i Rana periodical 2, page 526)</ref>

Syed Ghulam Ali was married in [[Palwal]] to Jamiatun Nisan, daughter of Mohammad Hasan Ali aka Ghulam Hasan (bin Kamaluddin bin Saifuddin bin Nurullah bin Shaikh Nurul Haq bin Shaikh [[Abdul-Haqq Dehlavi]]

==Legacy and children==
Syed Afzal Ali was married to Imtiazi Begum, daughter of Iradat Ali of [[Pinangwan]] and had nine sons: Habib ul Ambia, Syed Misbahul Usman, Syed Ali Hasan, Syed Iqbal Hasan, Syed Mohammad Farooq (He was not the son of Syed Afzal Ali), Syed Aal Hasan, Syed Mohmmad Siddiq, Syed Riyazul Hasan, Syed Ziaul Hasan and Syed Mohammad Omar. They were all in good positions during the [[British rule in India]].
# AqqKhan Bahadur Syed Misbahul Usman did Matriculation with first division from [[Etawah]]. [[Sir Syed Ahmad Khan]] brought him to Aligarh from where he did BA. In 1911, he became the trustee member of the Old Boys’ Association of Aligarh. In 1929, he was knighted with the title of [[Khan Bahadur]] by [[British India]]. He became [[Deputy Commissioner]] of the state [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]] and died on 20 April 1938. He was married to the daughter of Yaqub Ali ibn [[Tahawar Ali]] and had one son, Akhtar Afzal.
# [[Syed Ali Hasan]] completed his BA from [[Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College]] in 1902. He was a good cricket player and remained the captain of the [[Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College]] Cricket team for three consecutive years. In his captaincy, he promoted the club and also wrote a book on cricket, which could not be published. In 1903, when the team of MCC visited Aligarh, he was selected for the team although he had left Aligarh and played from MAO College. The team won the match.<ref>Professor Abrar Mustafa, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, The Glowing Legend of Sir Syed, Ed. Syed Ziaur Rahman, NRSC, Aligarh, 1998, page 197-210</ref> He became the [[Superintendent of Police (India)]] and then [[Deputy Inspector General of Police]]. He retired from [[Farrukhabad]]. After retirement, he was reemployed and appointed as [[Inspector-General of Police]] in [[Gwalior]]. In 1930, he was knighted with the title of [[Khan Bahadur]] by [[British India]]. He died in 1962 at [[Lucknow]].
# Khan Bahadur Syed Iqbal Hasan joined the Indian Police Service in the state of Madhya Pradesh shortly after his graduation. He rose through the ranks gaining accolades for capturing India's most wanted outlaws. In acknowledgement of his achievements, he was bestowed the title of Khan Sahib in 1934. At the time of his retirement in 1943, he held the position of Superintendent of Police in [[Jabalpur]]. Following his retirement from the Government he was appointed as the [[Chief Administrative Officer]] of the [[Indian Ordnance Factories Service]]. In January 1945, he was knighted with the title of [[Khan Bahadur]] by [[British India]]. He died in June 1945 in [[Hyderabad State]] at the age of 62.
# Syed Mohammad Farooq was City Magistrate at [[Bhopal]]. In 1929, he was knighted with the title of [[Khan Bahadur]] by [[British India]] 》》Syed Muhammad Farooq is not the son of Syed Afzal Ali. 9x Sons are completed with the addition of Habib ul Ambia above.
# Aal Hasan did BA from MAO College in 1911. In [[Nagpur]], he remained "Extra Assistant Commissioner" which was an equivalent post of 'Deputy [[District collector|Collector]]'. He died due to [[heart attack]] in 1937.
# Mohammad Siddiq was "Nazir" means "Keeper". He had two sons Sufi Reyazul Mustafa and Dr. Sirajul Mustafa (died on 7 December 1958 at [[Rahim Yar Khan]], Pakistan).
# Hafiz Riyazul Hasan (born 1889) was the "District and Session Judge" and retired from [[Aligarh]]. He was the alumnus of [[Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College]] and also remained Secretary of the Old Boys’ Association of Aligarh. Like his father, he was also married in [[Pinangwan]] with the daughter of Mobarak Ali ibn Karamat Ali (Zamin Ali). Karamat Ali who was also the brother of Iradat Ali, got hid due to taking part in [[1857 revolt]] and then finally became the [[District collector|Collector]] (Nazim) at [[Jhalawar State]].<ref>{{cite book | author = Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman | author-link = Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman | year = 2008 | title = Hayat Karam Husain | chapter = Chapter: Tahawar Ali | edition = 2nd | pages = 212–215| publisher = [[Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences]] | location = Aligarh/India | isbn = 978-81-906070-5-6}}</ref> He had one son who died in [[World War II]]. In 1972, he migrated to [[Pakistan]] and died there in the city [[Karachi]] on 17 February 1977.
# Ziaul Hasan was ‘Ticket Collector’ and was also the alumnus of [[Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College]].
# Syed Mohammad Omar was first served as ‘Inspector Customs’ ([[Customs officer]]) and then [[Tehsildar]] at [[Bhopal]]. In 1925, he was employed as [[Magistrate]] city [[Bhopal]] and retired from that post in 1930. I930 he was reemployed as ‘’Dewan-i Riyasat" of [[Ganj Basoda]]. In 1929, he was knighted with the title of [[Khan Bahadur]] by [[British India]]. Because of able administrationship, he got respect and honour.<ref>{{cite book | author = Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman | author-link = Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman | year = 2008 | title = Hayat Karam Husain | chapter = Chapter: Syed Mohammad Omar | edition = 2nd | pages = 225–228| publisher = [[Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences]] | location = Aligarh/India | isbn = 978-81-906070-5-6}}</ref> He was fond of [[Hunting]] and hunted many animals from [[Fish]] to [[Lion]]. Syed Mohammad Omar Syed Mohammad Omar died on 10 March 1951 and was married to Sharifun Nisan, daughter of Qazi Hameeduddin ibn Fariduddin of Ginnor ([[Rohtak]]). Pir Hameeduddin was a famous scholar and [[sufi]] from the order of [[Naqshbandi]]. Syed Mohammad Omar had four daughters Umme Hani (married to Nasirul Haq, Sub [[Judge]] at [[Bhopal]] and editor of ''[[Madina (Bijnor)|Madina]]''), Aziz Fatima (married to Mushtaqul Mustafa), Mushtaq Fatima ( married to Syed Ahsan Ali) Anis Fatima and two sons Mohammad Yunus and Mohammad Yusuf. Mohammad Yunus was Honorary Magistrate at [[Bhopal]] and was married to his cousin Alia Begum (daughter of Khan Bahadur Syed Misbahul Usman) while younger brother Mohammad Yusuf was [[Income Tax]] Officer at [[Jabalpur]] and [[Bhopal]] and was also married to his cousin Aisha Begum (daughter of Khan Bahadur Syed Ali Hasan).

* All these brothers studied at [[Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College]], [[Aligarh]] and were very active in the interest of [[Aligarh Muslim University]] (AMU). They also formed a branch of AMU Old Boys Association at [[Bulandshahr]].

== See also ==
*[[Tahawar Ali]]
*[[Qazi Syed Inayatullah]]
*[[Qazi Syed Hayatullah]]
*[[Munshi Hakimuddin]]
*[[Hafiz Mazhar Husain]]

== References ==
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