| Nawab Khwaja Hassan Askari | |
|---|---|
| Nawab of Dhaka | |
| Reign | 1958–1975 |
| Predecessor | Nawab Khwaja Habibullah |
| Successor | Position abolished |
| Born | 1920 Ahsan Manzil, Bengal, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 1984 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Burial | Defence Graveyard Karachi |
| House | Dhaka Nawab Family |
| Father | Nawab Khwaja Habibullah |
| Mother | Shehryar Bano |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service/ |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1944–1961 |
| Rank | Major |
Nawab Major Khwaja Hassan Askari (21 August 1921 – 9 August 1984) was the sixth and last Nawab of Dhaka.[1][2] He was born at the Ahsan Manzil Palace in Dhaka. He was the eldest son of Nawab Habibullah Bahadur and Shahryar Begum (the granddaughter of Nawab Khwaja Ahsanullah). He became the Nawab of Dhaka after his father's death in 1958.
- ^ Khan, M. A. Mannan (1967). "Sir Nawab Salimullah". The Detective. Vol. 14. p. 34.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.