Ahmad Ali Khan | |
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Nawab, Sir, KCSI, KCIE | |
![]() Ahmad Ali Khan in the 1930s | |
Nawab of Malerkotla | |
Reign | 24 September 1908 – 15 August 1947 |
Predecessor | Ibrahim Ali Khan |
Successor | Iftikhar Ali Khan of Malerkotla |
Born | Muhammad Ahmad Ali[1] 10 September 1881 Malerkotla, Malerkotla State (present-day Punjab, India) |
Died | 16 October 1947 Malerkotla, Malerkotla State | (aged 66)
Burial | Shahi Maqbara, Malerkotla |
Begum (wives) | Dulhan Begum Mallika Zamani Begum Murtaza Begum Ruqaiya Begum |
Issue | 10, including Iftikhar Ali Khan of Malerkotla |
Father | Muhammad Ibrahim Ali Khan |
Mother | Fazilatunnisa Begum |
Religion | Islam |
Sir Muhammad Ahmad Ali Khan KCSI KCIE (10 September 1881 – 16 October 1947) was the penultimate Nawab of Malerkotla State in India from 1908 until his death. He was the only nawab of the state who had his name inscribed on coins, and was noted for his extensive building projects. Though considered an ineffectual ruler and relatively unpopular during his lifetime, Ahmad's policies were later credited with ensuring communal peace in his small state during the widespread religious violence amid the Partition of India in 1947. As result, public opinion of his reign greatly improved after his death.