PREDECESSORS and SHORT
HISTORY:
The largest zamindari held by any landholder in Eastern Bengal during
the
colonial period. The successor to the Zamindari was appointed by the
Mutawalli
from amongst family members deemed to be most competent to manage the
family
affairs. Rulers were....
- Khwaja HAFIZULLAH, founder of the Dhaka Nawab Estate with
his nephew,
succeeded
by his nephew. He died sp.
- Khwaja ALIMULLAH, born in Begum Bazar, founder of the Dhaka
Nawab family
with his uncle, son of Khwaja Ahsanullah, died 1795, major shareholder
and director of Dhaka Bank, member of the Dhaka Municipal Committee,
married
Zinat Begum, and had issue. He died 1854 (16 Bhadra, 1261) in Dhaka and
was buried in the family graveyard at Begum Bazar.
- Nawab Khwaja Sir ABDUL GHANI MIAN 1854/1896, born 30th July
1813 at Begumbazar,
Dhaka, educated privately and at Dhaka Collegiate School, appointed
Honourary
Magistrate in 1861, awarded the title of C.M. in 1871 and Nawab
in 1875, which was made hereditary in 1877, made a K.C.S.I. in 1886 and
was granted title of Nawab Bahadur in 1892, he established a
High
School at Kumartuli in 1863, which was later upgraded into Salimullah
College,
he established Abdul Ghani High School at Jamurki, he married
Ismatunnissa
Begum, died 1887, and had issue. He died 24th August 1896 at the Ahsan
Manzil and lies buried at the family graveyard at Begumbazar in Dhaka.
- Nawab Khwaja Sir AHSANULLAH KHAN (qv)
- Nawab Khwaja Sir AHSANULLAH 1896/1901, born 22nd August
1846 in Dhaka,
Commissioner of Dhaka Municipality since 1864, Member of the Asiatic
Society
(Calcutta), member of the Photographic Society in Calcutta, founded the
Patuakhali Begum Hospital in 1900, Madaripur Mosque and Madrasah
1886-1887,
and Begunbari Mosque, awarded the titles of Khan Bahadur in 1871, Nawab
in 1875, C.I.E. in 1891, Nawab Bahadur in l892 and K.C.I.E. in 1897. He
was a member of the Governor General's Legislative Council in 1890 and
1899, married and had issue. He died 16th December 1901 in Dhaka and
was
buried in the family graveyard at Begumbazar.
- Nawab Bahadur Khwaja Sir SALIMULLAH (qv)
-
 Nawabzada
Khwaja Atiqullah, born 26th July 1876, philanthropist, educated
privately
by British teachers, becoming proficient in English, Persian and Urdu.
He contributed generously for the advancement of education in the
country,
donating one thousand rupees to the Aligarh University Fund in 1911.
Lifelong
member of the Indian National Congress, married 1stly, 7th December
1901,
Ahmadi Begum, married 2ndly, Aziz Begum, and had issue, several sons
and
two daughters. He died January 1945.
- Khwaja Moinuddin
- Khwaja Bahaduddin
- Khwaja Mohammad Azad
- Khwaja Latfullah
- Khwaja Mashooqullah
- Sahibzadi Farhat Banu Begum, married 1915, (her
cousin), Khwaja
Shahabuddin
(see below), born 31st May 1898, died 9th February 1977.
- Sahibzadi Zeenat Begum
- Nawabzadi Akhter Banu Begum
- Nawabzadi Bilkis Banu Begum, married Khwaja Nizamuddin,
commissioner of
Dhaka Municipality, son of Khwaja Fakhruddin, Zamindar of Dhaka, and
had
issue.
-
 Khwaja
Sir Nazimuddin, born 19 July 1894 at Dhaka, educated at M. A. O.
College,
Aligarh; Dunstable Grammar School, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge
(Bar-at-Law).
Chairman of Dhaka Municipality 1922/1929, Provincial Education Minister
1929/1934, Executive Councilor 1934/1937, Home Minister 1937/-, Leader
of the Opposition 1941/1943, Chief Minister 1943/-, Governor General of
Pakistan 1948/-, Prime Minister of Pakistan 1951/1953, President of the
Mohammedan Sporting Club (Calcutta) 1935/1946 and President of the
Indian
Hockey Federation 1938/1940, he was awarded the title of Nishan-i-Pakistan
in 1958, C.I.E. [cr.1926], K.C.I.E. [cr.1934], both returned in 1946 on
political grounds, he married 1924, Shah Banu Begum, daughter of Khwaja
Ashraf. He died 22nd October 1964.
- Khwaja Shahabuddin, born 31st May
1898,
educated privately,
learning Arabic, Persian, Urdu and English from a private tutor, he
also
became a Hafiz-e-Quran, Commissioner of Dhaka Municipality
1918/1921,
Member of the Dhaka District Board 1921/-, becoming its Chairman
1923/1924,
President of the Dhaka District Muslim League 1928/1944, Member of the
Executive Council of the Governor of Bengal in 1936 and Treasurer of
the
Dhaka University 1930/1938, elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly
in 1937, Chief Whip of the government party 1937/1941, Minister of
Commerce,
Labour and Industry of Bengal 1943/1945, Chief Whip of the Pakistan
National
Assembly in 1947, Minister of Home affairs, Information and
Broadcasting
in the Central Government of Pakistan, appointed governor of the
North-West
Frontier Province in 1951, Ambassador of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia with
additional charge of Yemen in 1954, Ambassador of Pakistan to Egypt in
1958. He was concurrently High Commissioner of Pakistan to Nigeria and
Ambassador to Cameroon, Senegal, Togo and Sierra Leon 1961/1964,
Central
Minister of Information and Broadcasting 1965/1969, married 1915, (his
cousin, see above), Sahibzadi Farhat Banu Begum, elected to the
Assembly
in the Muslim Women seat, and had issue. He died 9th February 1977 in
Karachi.
-
 Nawab
Bahadur Khwaja Sir SALIMULLAH 1901/1915, born 7th June 1871 at the
Ahsan
Manzil, educated privately, learning Urdu, Arabic, Persian and English,
entered government service as a Deputy Magistrate in 1893, serving till
1895 when he started a business at Mymensingh, first President of the
All
Bengal Muslim League founded in 1906, nominated as member of the
Women's
Education Committee of East Bengal and Assam in 1908, member of the
East
Bengal and Assam Legislative Assembly 1906/1912 and of the Imperial
Council
and also of the United Bengal Legislative Assembly 1913/1915. The
British
government conferred on him the titles of C.S.I. in 1902, Nawab Bahadur
in 1903, K.C.S.I. in 1909, and G.C.S.I. in 1911, married and had issue.
He died 16th January 1915 in his house at Chaurangi, Calcutta. His body
was brought to Dhaka in state honour and was buried in the family
graveyard
at Begam Bazar.
- Nawab Bahadur Khwaja HABIBULLAH (qv)
- Nawab Bahadur Khwaja HABIBULLAH 1915/1958, born 26th April
1895 at the
Dhaka Nawab House, educated at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling and later
in England, he joined the Bengali Platoon of the British Army in 1918,
and was sent to Mesopotamia as an honorary lieutenant. Member of the
Dhaka
University Court, Dhaka District Board, Dhaka Municipality and
President
of the Dhaka Anjuman-i-Islamia. He was made president of the first
Dhaka
Khilafat Committee in 1919, represented Dhaka City to the Bengal
Legislative
Council 1924/1932, President of the Bengal Muslim League and a member
of
the Executive Committee of the All India Muslim League, nominated
President
of the Bengal Muslim League Parliamentary Board, Cabinet Minster
1937/1941,
Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, vice-president of the
East
Pakistan Muslim League and member of Muslim League's Central Executive
Committee, married several wives, and had issue. He died 21st November
1958 at his residence "Green House" in the Paribag area of Dhaka. He
was
buried by the side of his father in Begum Bazar family graveyard.
- Nawab Bahadur Khwaja HASAN ASKARI (qv)
- Nawabzada Khawaja Hafizullah, married Anwar
Sultana, died 1995, buried beside her husband in
Begum
Bazar, Dhaka, and had issue, one son
and
two daughters. He died 1976 and is buried in the family graveyard in
Begum
Bazar, Dhaka.
 Khawaja Saifullah,
eldest son, born 28th August 1958 in
Dhaka,
completed
his education from University Of Dhaka, presently working in Dhaka, in
a job related to CSR, and he is one of the pioneers and a leading
person on CSR in the Readymade garments sector of Bangladesh. Has had
working experience of in Bangladesh Airlines as cabin crew, and with
Phillips-Van Heusen as Human Rights Compliance Officer, auditing
factories in 29 countries, he is married to Deeba Saif,
and
has issue, two daughters. (Dhaka, Bangladesh). - Noshaba Sultana, eldest daughter, is married and
settled in Bangladesh.
- Shabana Sultana, youngest daughter, is married and
settled in London.
- Nawab Bahadur Khwaja HASAN ASKARI 1958/1984, born 1921,
graduated from
Aligarh University in 1942. He joined as commissioned officer in the
Tank
Brigade of the Indian army in 1944 and was posted in the Burma sector.
Served with the Pakistan Army from 1947, retiring in 1961, to enter the
political arena. He was elected a member of the National Assembly in
1962,
and was included in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Works and
Communication.
He resigned from the cabinet in 1965. He was elected president of the
East
Pakistan provincial committee of the ruling Convention muslim league in
1968. Chairman of Dhaka Wanderers Club, member of the executive
committee
of the Pakistan Cricket Control Board, member of the East Pakistan
Sports
Federation, Chairman of the governing body of Sir Salimullah Orphanage,
and chairman of managing committee of Dhanmondi School, married and had
issue. He died 9th August 1984 in Karachi.
- Nawab Bahadur Khwaja HABIBULLAH ASKARI (qv)
- Nawabzada Khwaja Amanullah Askari, married Ishrat
Aurangzeb of Swat,
and has
issue.
- Nawabzada Khwaja Samiullah Askari
- Nawab Bahadur Khwaja HABIBULLAH ASKARI (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Syed Khwaja Sharjil Hassan, born 1946, married and had
issue. He died
2005.
- Syed Khwaja Belal Hassan, born 1973.
- Sara Ayesha Sardar (née Hassan), born 13th March
1975.
- Khawja Azhar, married Farhad Bano Begum, and had issue.
- Khawja Azher Nadim, born 27th June 1965 in Nawab Bari,
Dhaka, presently working as a Travel Agent, married 27th July 1995 in
Dhaka, Shahana Nadim and has issue.
- Nabela Nadim
- Nabehah Nadim
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