Mir Laiq Ali (died 1971) was the last Prime Minister of Hyderabad State under the rule of the Nizams.[1] His official title was "President of the Executive Council of the Nizam of Hyderabad".
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Laiq Ali was an engineer and an industrialist. He served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad State from November 1947 until the Operation Polo "police action" of 18 September 1948.
He was the mastermind behind the Razakars and appointed Kasim Razvi as its chief. He was kept under house arrest in Begumpet, from where he escaped in March 1950.
He died in New York in 1971 and was laid to rest in the holy city of Madinah.
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| Preceded by Nawab Mehdi Yar Jung |
Prime Minister of Hyderabad 1947 - 1948 |
Succeeded by Post abolished |