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Wazir Khan | |
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| Grand Vizier | |
| In office 1627–1628 | |
| Preceded by | Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan |
| Succeeded by | Azam Khan |
| Governor of Lahore | |
| In office 1628–1638 | |
| Preceded by | Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan |
| Succeeded by | Ali Mardan Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shaikh Ilam-ud-din Ansari c. 1560 Chiniot, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 1642 (aged 81–82) Lahore, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Occupation | Subahdar |
Hakeem Shaikh Ilam-ud-din Ansari (died 1641),[1] known by his royal title Wazir Khan, was a Mughal administrator who was the Subahdar of Subah of Lahore for over a decade during 1628–1638. Earlier he also held the office of Grand Vizier for a brief period after the accession of Shah Jahan in 1627/1628.[2]
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