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| Nawab Ali Amjad Khan | |||||
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| Honorary Magistrate, Nawab | |||||
| Nawab of Longla | |||||
| Reign | 1874 – 1905 | ||||
| Predecessor | Nawab Ali Ahmed Khan | ||||
| Successor | Nawab Ali Haider Khan | ||||
| Born | November 1871 Prithimpassa Palace, Sylhet, British India | ||||
| Died | December 1905 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Spouse | Syeda Fatima Banu | ||||
| Issue | Ali Haider Khan Ali Asghar Khan | ||||
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| Dynasty | Khan | ||||
| Father | Ali Ahmed Khan | ||||
| Mother | Umraonissa Khatun | ||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||
Nawab Moulvi Ali Amjad Khan (1871 – 1905) was the Nawab of Longla during 1874–1905. Honorary Magistrate Ali Amjad Khan was educated at St. Edmund's College, Shillong, St. Paul's School, Darjeeling and later at Aligarh Muslim University. He succeeded his father Ali Ahmed Khan at his death in 1874. Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was very successful in increasing the revenue of the Estate many fold. However, on 12 July 1897 there was a cataclysmic earthquake that caused colossal damage to the region and estate. Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was a well known hunter, educationist, social worker and philanthropist.