Sir Fazli Husain, KCSI, Kt. (1877-1936) was a Muslim politician in Punjab in the 1920s. He is credited with having been the main engineer of the scheme to establish employment quotas for Muslims in the Indian civil service[1].
Husain was one of the founders of the old Punjab Unionist Party, and was opposed to Jinnah's vision of an Independent Pakistan [2]. In fact, when he was nominated to the central government of the British Raj, he allowed a Hindu, Chaudhry Sir Chhotu Ram, to take over the leadership of the Punjab Unionist Party.
Husain was a member of the legislative assembly of Punjab prior to the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms. In 1930 he was appointed a member of the Viceroy's Council for India.
He was knighted in 1926[3] and appointed a KCSI in 1932.[4]. After his death, Husain's son Azim Husain wrote a biography of him. One of his daughters married Manzur Qadir.