Ali Yavar Jung | |
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| Governor of Maharashtra | |
| In office 26 February 1971 – 11 December 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Om Prakash Mehra |
| Succeeded by | Kona Prabhakara Rao |
| Indian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1968–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Braj Kumar Nehru |
| Succeeded by | Lakshmi Kant Jha |
| Indian Ambassador to France[1] | |
| In office 1961–1965 | |
| Preceded by | N. R. Pillai |
| Succeeded by | Rajeshwar Dayal |
| Indian Ambassador to Egypt[2] | |
| In office 1954–1958 | |
| Preceded by | K.M. Panikkar |
| Succeeded by | Ratan Kumar Nehru |
| Indian Ambassador to Argentina[3] | |
| In office 1952–1954 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1906 |
| Died | 11 December 1976(1976-12-11) (aged 70) |
| Spouse(s) | Alys Iffrig (known after her second marriage as Alys Hyderi) Zehra Ali Yavar Jung |
| Children | Tyabji family (through son-in-law) Bilkees I. Latif (born of Alys Iffrig) |
| Relatives | Idris Hasan Latif (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Queen's College,Oxford |
| Occupation | diplomat, politician |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan |
Nawab Ali Yavar Jung Bahadur (February 1906 – 11 December 1976) was an Indiandiplomat. He served as Indian Ambassador in Argentina, Egypt, Yugoslavia and Greece, France, and the United States.
He was governor of theIndian state ofMaharashtra from 1971 to 1976. He was awarded thePadma Bhushan and thePadma Vibhushan, India's highest civilian honors, in 1959 and 1977, respectively.
He was born inHyderabad to a distinguishedHyderabadi family of scholars, administrators and educators, and studied atQueen's College, Oxford,[4] earning a degree inHistory.
Nawab Ali Yavar Jung served as theVice-chancellor ofOsmania University from 1945 to 1946 and from 1948 to 1952.[4] In year 1965 to 1968 he was Vice-Chancellor ofAligarh Muslim University.[5] He opposed reservation on religious grounds at AMU.[6] In 1946-47 he was Minister Constitutional Affairs, Home and Educational, Public Health and Local Government in the Nizam's Governorate. He resigned from that post in 1947.
He was India'sambassador toArgentina (1952–54),Egypt (1954–58),Yugoslavia andGreece (1958–61), France (1961–65), and the United States (1968–70).[4] His personal rapport withJuan Perón,Gamal Abdel Nasser,Josip Broz Tito,Charles de Gaulle, andLyndon B. Johnson substantially contributed to their understanding and appreciation of India's independent foreign policy.[citation needed]
He was appointedgovernor of Maharashtra in 1971, and died during his term as governor atMumbai'sRaj Bhavan in December 1976.[4][7]
He was awarded thePadma Bhushan and thePadma Vibhushan, India's highest civilian honors, in 1959 and 1977, respectively.[4][8] TheWestern Express Highway in Mumbai[9] and The National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped[10] located there are named after him.
He married a French lady Alys Iffrig, but the couple got divorced. His daughter with Iffrig wasBilkees I. Latif. Bilkees' husband, his son-in-law, was theAir Chief MarshalIdris Hasan Latif, the 10thChief of the Air Staff.[11] Later, he marriedZehra Ali Yavar Jung, a social worker.
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| Preceded by | Governor of Maharashtra 1971–1976 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Indian Ambassador to the United States 1968-1970 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Vice-Chancellor of AMU 1965-1968 | Succeeded by |
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