Syed Afzal Ali (born c. 1834) was a person 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 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.
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
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
Collector (Nazim) at
Jhalawar State.[3] 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.
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.[4] 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), 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).