Khwaja Alimullah

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Nawab Khwaja Alimullah
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Nawab Khwaja Alimullah
Reign 1843 - 1846
Born ?
Begum Bazaar, Dhaka
Died 24 August 1854
Dhaka
Buried Begum Bazaar, Dhaka
Predecessor Naib Nizam Ghaziuddin Haider
Successor Nawab Khwaja Abdul Ghani
Consort Zinat Begum
Royal House Dhaka Nawab Family
Father Khwaja Ahsanullah the Senior

Khwaja Alimullah was the founder of Dhaka Nawab Family, the first Nawab of Dhaka, nephew and inheritor of merchant prince Khawaja Ahasullah, and father of Khwaja Abdul Ghani who was the first Nawab of Dhaka to be recognized by the British Raj.