Hafiz Mazhar Husain
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Hafiz Mazhar Husain was Chief Justice
at Bhopal state during the period of Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum
.
1274 AH/November 1857 AD at Bhopal. His father Munshi Hakimuddin
was Chief Secretary
at Bhopal state.
He learned Quran by heart from Hafiz Rahim Shah. At the same time, he also learned Persian language
. He became Tahsildar at the age of 16 years at Badi, Raisen
. He returned to Bhopal as Munsif (Sub-judge) where he later on promoted as Sadr Amin Diwani
and then retired as Sadr-us-Sadur (Chief Justice
). He also served as ‘Nasir-ul-Muham’, who had the charge of police and judicial matters.
There were 44 courts (adalat) in Bhopal state, comprising the Chiefs’ Court, two Judges’ Courts, two Assistant Judges’ Courts, two City Magistrates’ Courts, One Sadar Amin’s Court, one Munsif’s Court, six District and Assistant Magistrate’s Courts, and 27 Tahsildar’s Courts. The 'Sadar-ul-Muham' enjoys the powers of a Sessions Judge, and he hears appeals from the Courts of the nazims and City Magistrates, while the final Court of Appeal is that of the Chief
His name is also mentioned in the book of Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum
1305 AH / 1887 AD, he again married to Mahmooda Begum aka Masiti daughter of Abdur Razzak. From Mahmooda Begum, he had three children: Abul Hasan, Ahmad Hasan and Umatul Habib alias Chutti Bi.
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
at Bhopal state during the period of Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum
Kaikhusrau Jahan, Begum of Bhopal
Nawab Begum Dame Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan GCSI GCIE GBE GCStJ CI KIH was a notable and progressive Begum of Bhopal who ruled from 1901 to 1926.-Early life:...
.
Biography
Mazhar Husain was born on 22 SafarSafar
Safar is the second month in the Islamic calendar.The root of the name, صفر ṣafr, has three basic areas of meaning: 1) whistle, hiss, chirp; 2) be yellow, pale ; 3) to be empty, devoid, vacant...
1274 AH/November 1857 AD at Bhopal. His father Munshi Hakimuddin
Munshi Hakimuddin
Munshi Hakimuddin was Chief Secretary at Bhopal state during the period of Nawab Shah Jahan Begum.-Biography:Munshi Hakimuddin was ‘Meer Munshi-e Riyasat Bhopal’ and hence popularly known as 'Munshi Hakimuddin'. He started his career as Mohtamim of 'Adalat-e- Diwani'...
was Chief Secretary
Chief Secretary
The Chief Secretary is the title of a senior civil servant in members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and, historically, in the British Empire. Prior to the dissolution of the colonies, the Chief Secretary was the second most important official in a colony of the British Empire after the...
at Bhopal state.
He learned Quran by heart from Hafiz Rahim Shah. At the same time, he also learned Persian language
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
. He became Tahsildar at the age of 16 years at Badi, Raisen
Badi, Raisen
Badi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Raisen district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.-Demographics: India census, Badi had a population of 16,094. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Badi has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%;...
. He returned to Bhopal as Munsif (Sub-judge) where he later on promoted as Sadr Amin Diwani
Sadr Diwani Adalat
Ṣadr Dīwānī ʿAdālat was a high court of civil and revenue jurisdiction in Mughal and British India. It was instituted by Warren Hastings, the British governor-general, in 1772...
and then retired as Sadr-us-Sadur (Chief Justice
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
). He also served as ‘Nasir-ul-Muham’, who had the charge of police and judicial matters.
There were 44 courts (adalat) in Bhopal state, comprising the Chiefs’ Court, two Judges’ Courts, two Assistant Judges’ Courts, two City Magistrates’ Courts, One Sadar Amin’s Court, one Munsif’s Court, six District and Assistant Magistrate’s Courts, and 27 Tahsildar’s Courts. The 'Sadar-ul-Muham' enjoys the powers of a Sessions Judge, and he hears appeals from the Courts of the nazims and City Magistrates, while the final Court of Appeal is that of the Chief
His name is also mentioned in the book of Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum
Kaikhusrau Jahan, Begum of Bhopal
Nawab Begum Dame Sultan Kaikhusrau Jahan GCSI GCIE GBE GCStJ CI KIH was a notable and progressive Begum of Bhopal who ruled from 1901 to 1926.-Early life:...
Marriage and children
Mazhar Husain first married to Sultan Khatoon, daughter of Raza Hussain with whom he had no children. After her demise on 15 RajabRajab
Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. The lexical definition of Rajaba is "to respect", of which Rajab is a derivative.This month is regarded as one of the four sacred months in Islam in which battles are prohibited...
1305 AH / 1887 AD, he again married to Mahmooda Begum aka Masiti daughter of Abdur Razzak. From Mahmooda Begum, he had three children: Abul Hasan, Ahmad Hasan and Umatul Habib alias Chutti Bi.