Sir Sultan Ahmed

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Sir Syed Sultan Ahmed KCSI (b. 1880 - d. 1963, Patna, Bihar, India) was an Indian Barrister & Politician.

While he was the Vice-Chancellor of Patna University (1923-30) he was included as a delegate, from British India, to the Round Table Conference (1930-31) in London.

He joined the Viceroy’s Executive Council (1941-43) and was made the Member for Information and Broadcasting. Later he was also Advisor to the Chamber of Princes (1945-47) in India.

After Indian Independence, Sir Sultan turned to his law practice. In 1950 he became the President of the All India Shia Conference.

Sir Sultan’s grandson, Syed Tanvirul Hasan’s ‘Freedom and Partition and Seasons Changed’ records the ‘Life and Times of Sir Sultan Ahmed’.