| Office | Governor of Maharashtra
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|---|---|
| Office | Indian Ambassador to the United States |
| Office | Indian Ambassador to France[1] |
| Office | Indian Ambassador to Egypt[2] |
| Term start | 26 February 1971 |
| Term end | 11 December 1976 |
| Predecessor | Om Prakash Mehra |
| Successor | Kona Prabhakara Rao
|
| Born | February 1906 |
| Born | Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British Indian Empire |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Raj Bhavan, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
|
| Spouse | Alys Iffrig (known after her second marriage as Alys Hyderi) Zehra Ali Yavar Jung |
| Children | Tyabji family (through son-in-law) Bilkees I. Latif (born of Alys Iffrig) |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, Oxford |
| Occupation | diplomat, politician
|
Nawab Ali Yavar Jung Bahadur (February 1906 – 11 December 1976) was an Indian diplomat. He served as Indian Ambassador in Argentina, Egypt, Yugoslavia and Greece, France, and the United States.
He was governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra from 1971 to 1976. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan, India's highest civilian honors, in 1959 and 1977, respectively.
Early life
He was born in Hyderabad to a distinguished Hyderabadi family of scholars, administrators and educators, and studied at Queen's College, Oxford,[3] earning a degree in History.
Career
Nawab Ali Yavar Jung served as the Vice-chancellor of Osmania University from 1945 to 1946 and from 1948 to 1952.[3] In year 1965 to 1968 he was Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.[4] He opposed reservation on religious grounds at AMU.[5] In 1946-47 he was Minister Constitutional Affairs, Home and Educational, Public Health and Local Government in the Nizam's Governorate. He resigned from that post in 1947.
He was India's ambassador to Argentina (1952–54), Egypt (1954–58), Yugoslavia and Greece (1958–61), France (1961–65), and the United States (1968–70).[3] His personal rapport with Juan Perón, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Josip Broz Tito, Charles de Gaulle, and Lyndon B. Johnson substantially contributed to their understanding and appreciation of India's independent foreign policy.Template:Citation needed
He was appointed governor of Maharashtra in 1971, and died during his term as governor at Mumbai's Raj Bhavan in December 1976.[3][6]
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan, India's highest civilian honors, in 1959 and 1977, respectively.[3][7] The Western Express Highway in Mumbai[8] and The National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped[9] located there are named after him.
Personal life
He married a French lady Alys Iffrig, but the couple got divorced. His daughter with Iffrig was Bilkees I. Latif. Bilkees' husband, his son-in-law, was the Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, the 10th Chief of the Air Staff.[10] Later, he married Zehra Ali Yavar Jung, a social worker.
See also
References
- ↑ History. Embassy of India, Paris. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ↑ List of former Ambassadors. Embassy of India, Cairo. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Template:Cite speech
- ↑ Proceedings of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly assembled after the First General Election. Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ Aligarh Muslim University: 50% quota for Muslims creates a storm, UPA govt in tight spot(30 May 2005).
- ↑ Previous Governors List. Raj Bhavan, Maharashtra State. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
- ↑ List of Padma Vibhushan Awardees. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
- ↑ Western Express Highway: Few know this arterial road honours a former diplomat. The Indian Express(18 September 2017). Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Social Problems and Social Welfare{{#if:Qureshi|, Qureshi}. Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.(2006). ISBN 81-261-2584-5
- ↑ A Life of service honoured with the Padma Shri award. You and I — eMag(16 February 2009). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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