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Fazl Ali | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Governor of Odisha | |
| In office 7 June 1952 – 9 February 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Asaf Ali |
| Succeeded by | P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja |
| Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 26 January 1950 – 18 September 1951 | |
| Appointed by | President |
| Chief Justice of Patna High Court | |
| In office 19 January 1943 – 14 October 1946 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1886 |
| Died | 22 August 1959 (aged 72) |
| Parent | Saiyid Nazir Ali (father) Kubra Begum (mother) |
Sir Saiyid Fazl Ali OBE (19 September 1886 – 22 August 1959) was an Indian judge,[1] the governor of two Indian states (Assam and Odisha), and the head of the States Reorganisation Commission which determined the boundaries of several Indian states in the December 1953.Their commission submitted the report in September 1953 broadly accepting the language as the basis of reorganisation of states.