Ali Yavar Jung

Nawab
Ali Yavar Jung
Governor of Maharashtra
In office
26 February 1971 – 11 December 1976
Preceded byOm Prakash Mehra
Succeeded byKona Prabhakara Rao
Indian Ambassador to the United States
In office
1968–1970
Preceded byBraj Kumar Nehru
Succeeded byLakshmi Kant Jha
Indian Ambassador to France[1]
In office
1961–1965
Preceded byN. R. Pillai
Succeeded byRajeshwar Dayal
Indian Ambassador to Egypt[2]
In office
1954–1958
Preceded byK.M. Panikkar
Succeeded byRatan Kumar Nehru
Indian Ambassador to Argentina[3]
In office
1952–1954
Personal details
BornFebruary 1906
Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British Indian Empire
Died11 December 1976(1976-12-11) (aged 70)
Raj Bhavan, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Spouse(s)Alys Iffrig (known after her second marriage as Alys Hyderi)
Zehra Ali Yavar Jung
ChildrenTyabji family (through son-in-law)
Bilkees I. Latif (born of Alys Iffrig)
RelativesIdris Hasan Latif (son-in-law)
Alma materQueen's College, Oxford
Occupationdiplomat, politician
AwardsPadma Vibhushan
Padma Bhushan

Nawab Ali Yavar Jung Bahadur (February 1906 – 11 December 1976) was an Indian diplomat. He served as Indian Ambassador in Argentina, Egypt, Yugoslavia and Greece, France, and the United States.

He was governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra from 1971 to 1976. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan, India's highest civilian honors, in 1959 and 1977, respectively.

  1. ^ "History". Embassy of India, Paris. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ^ "List of former Ambassadors". Embassy of India, Cairo. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Ambassadors". Embassy of India, Buenos Aires. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019.