Khwaja Abdul Ghani

Nawab Khwaja Abdul Ghani
Nawab of Dhaka
KCSI
Reign1854–1896
PredecessorKhwaja Alimullah
SuccessorKhwaja Ahsanullah
Born(1813-07-30)30 July 1813
Begum Bazaar, Bengal, British India
Died24 August 1896(1896-08-24) (aged 83)
Ahsan Manzil, Bengal, British India
Burial
SpouseIsmatun Nesa
HouseDhaka Nawab Family
FatherKhwaja Alimullah
MotherZinat Begum
ReligionSunni Islam

Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Abdul Ghani KCSI (30 July 1813 – 24 August 1896) was the second Nawab of Dhaka and the first to assume the title of Nawab as hereditary, recognized by the British Raj.

He introduced the panchayat system, gaslights, water works, newspaper, and the zoological garden to Dhaka. He established Ahsan Manzil, the residence and seat of power for Dhaka Nawab Family, Victoria Park, the gardens at Dilkusha and Shahbag, where he initiated many annual events like Boli Khela and agricultural and industrial fair to celebrate the Christian New Year. He was also responsible for the Buckland Bund and the first female ward in the first hospital in Dhaka, and was a founding commissioner of Dhaka municipality.