Syed Amjad Ali | |
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| 3rdMinister of Finance | |
| In office 12 September 1956 – 7 October 1958 | |
| Prime Minister | Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy I. I. Chundrigar Feroz Khan Noon |
| Preceded by | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Shoaib |
| Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations | |
| In office 1964 – 25 March 1967 | |
| Appointed by | Ayub Khan |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Zafarullah Khan |
| Succeeded by | Agha Shahi |
| Pakistan Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 26 September 1953 – 17 September 1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Ali Bogra Chaudhry Mohammad Ali |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Ali Bogra |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Ali Bogra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1907 Lahore,British India |
| Died | 5 March 1997 (aged 89) Lahore,Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Relations | Syed Babar Ali (brother)[1] Syed Wajid Ali (brother)[1] |
| Occupation | Politician and civil servant |
Syed Amjad Ali (Urdu:سید امجد علی; 5 July 1907 – 5 March 1997) was a Pakistani politician and a civil servant during theBritish Raj era, who served as the 3rdMinister of Finance (Pakistan) from 1956 to 1958 and asPakistan Ambassador to the United States from 1953 to 1955.[1][2]
Syed Amjad Ali was born inLahore, the eldest son of Sir Syed Maratib Ali, a prominent Muslim businessman in thePunjab.Syed Babar Ali andSyed Wajid Ali were his younger brothers.[3] He had social and political connections for diplomacy in the final days of the British colony, as he knew many prominent people in the Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and British communities.[2]
Ali was educated at the St. Agnes Loreto Convent inLucknow,Uttar Pradesh, followed by theMuslim High School and Government College in Lahore. After receiving his B. A. in 1927, he went to London for legal studies at theMiddle Temple. While in London, he served as honorary secretary of the Muslim delegations at theFirst Round Table Conference in 1930–31 and for the Indian delegation at theSecond Round Table Conference at the end of 1931.[2]
Syed Amjad Ali returned home and worked for his father's company, A. & M. Wazir Ali which included aFord Motor Company assembly plant in Karachi, Pakistan.[1] He was appointed an OBE in the1936 Birthday Honours.[4] and a CIE in1944 Birthday Honours.[5]
During the last few years ofBritish rule, Ali worked closely with "two giants of pre-partition Punjab politics"—Fazl-i-Hussain and SirSikandar Hayat Khan — while sitting in thePunjab Legislative Assembly (1937–45) and theConstituent Assembly of India (1946).[2][1]
After independence from India and British rule, Ali served asPakistan's Ambassador to the United States (1953–55),Finance Minister of Pakistan (1955–58), and Pakistan'sPermanent Representative to the United Nations (1964–67).[2][1]
According to the New York Times newspaper:
"He was among those who worked to gain Pakistan a place of recognition in world affairs".[1]
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| Preceded by | Pakistan Ambassador to the United States 1953 – 1955 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations 1964 – 1967 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Finance Minister of Pakistan 1955 – 1958 | Succeeded by |
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