Life

• was born Aurangabad (Deccan) in 1852
• Son of the late Mirza Vilayet Ali Beg, Ressaldar 3rd Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent
• Commanded H. H. the Nizam's Regular forces from 1897
• Aide-de-camp to H. H. the Nizam of Hyderabad from 1884.
• Ressaldar
  Risaldar
  Risaldar , meaning "the commander of a risala " in Persian, is a mid-level rank in cavalry and armoured units of the Indian Army. Risaldars generally command squadrons....
  
   Hyderabad Contingent
• Commander Golconda Brigade since 1885
• Hyderabad Imperial Service Troops since 1893
• Commander Regular Troops since 1897
• Jagirdar, Hyderabad State

Titles

• 1884 - Received title of Khan Bahadur and Afsur Jung
• 1888 - Appointed Honorary Major

THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAY 15, 1888

Muhammad Ali Beg Nawab, Afsar-i-Jang Bahadur, Aide-de-Camp to His Highness the Nizam of
Hyderabad, is grandted the honorary rank of Major. Dated 16th May 1888

• 1895 - Received title of Afsur Dowla
• 1897 - Decorated with C.I.E. on June 22, 1897 in the Jubilee Honours' Gazette

India Office, June 22, 1897.
THE Queen has been graciously pleased on
the occasion of the celebration of the completion
of the Sixtieth Year of Her Majesty's Reign, to
make the following promotions in, and appointments
to, the Most Eminent Order of the Indian
Empire:-
To be Companions:-

Major Nawab Muhammad Ali Beg, Afsar-i-Jang,
Bahadur, Commandant of the Hyderabad
Imperial Service Lancers.

• 1902 - Appointed Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel

THE LONDON GAZETTE, OCTOBER 7, 1902

Honorary Major Muhammad Ali Beg, Nawab, Afsar-i-jung, Afsar-ud-Daula Bahadur, C.I.E. to be Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 9th.
August, 1902.-

• 1903 - Received title of Afur-ul-Mulk after Delhi Durbar
  Delhi Durbar
  The Delhi Durbar , meaning "Court of Delhi", was a mass assembly at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to mark the coronation of a King and Queen of the United Kingdom. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, it was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911, at the height of the British Empire. The 1911...
  
  
• 1906 - Member of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O)

Chancery of the Royal Victorian Order,
St. James's Palace, May 15, 1906.
The KING has been graciously pleased, on the
occasion of the visit of Their Royal Highnesses
The Prince and Princess of Wales to India, to
make the following promotion in, and appointments
to the Royal Victorian Order, to take effect
from the dates noted:—
To be Members of the Fourth Class:-
15th February, 1906. Nawab Afsur-i-Jung, Afsar-ud-Daula Bahadur, Honorary Lieutenant- Colonel Muhammad Ali Beg, C.I.E., 20th Deccan Horse, and Commandant, Hyderabad Imperial Service Lancers.

• 1911 - Decorated with K.C.I.E, (might be 1908)

Services

• Raised and first commander of the 1st and 2nd Lancers, Hyderabad Imperial Service Troops
• Hon. Colonel 20th Deccan Horse
• 1879-80 - Afghan War, 1879–1880, medal and clasp
• 1888 - Black Mountain Expedition
  Hazara Expedition of 1888
  The Hazara Expedition of 1888, also known as the Black Mountain Expedition or the First Hazara Expedition, was a military campaign by the British against the tribes of Kala Dhaka in the Hazara region of what is now Pakistan.On June 18, 1888 two British officers and four Gurkha soldiers were killed...
  
  , medal and clasp. Mentioned in dispatches
• 1900 - China Expedition, (medal). JD Gibble's History of the Decan mentions that Sir Afsar was on staff of Count Von Waldersee during the Boxer Rebellion in 1901.
• 1902 A.D.C for H.H. the Nizam, Sir Afsur represented Hyderabad at the coronation of King Edward VII
• 1911 - Hon A.D.C to Lord Hardinge, Viceroy of India
• 1915 - On staff of Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade, Indian Expeditionary Force, Egypt
  Egyptian Expeditionary Force
  The Egyptian Expeditionary Force was formed in March 1916 to command the British and British Empire military forces in Egypt during World War I. Originally known as the 'Force in Egypt' it had been commanded by General Maxwell who was recalled to England...
  
  , 1915
• 1915-16 - On Staff Indian Cavalry Corp and A.D.C to Sir John French
• 1917 Commander-In-Chief, His Exalted Highness the Nizam's Regular Forces