Fazl Ali
Saiyid Fazl Ali | |
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| 4th Governor of Assam | |
| In office 15 May 1956 – 22 August 1959 | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | Jairamdas Daulatram |
| Succeeded by | C. P. Sinha (acting) |
| 3rd Governor of Odisha | |
| In office 7 June 1952 – 9 February 1954 | |
| Chief Minister | Nabakrushna Choudhuri |
| Preceded by | Asaf Ali |
| Succeeded by | P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja |
| Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 28 January 1950 – 18 September 1951 | |
| Appointed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Judge of Federal Court of India | |
| In office 9 June 1947 – 27 January 1950 | |
| Appointed by | George VI |
| 5th Chief Justice of Patna High Court | |
| In office 19 January 1943 – 14 October 1946 | |
| Appointed by | George VI |
| Preceded by | Arthur Trevor Harries |
| Succeeded by | Clifford Monmohan Agarwala |
| Judge of Patna High Court | |
| In office 11 April 1928 – 19 January 1943 | |
| Appointed by | George V |
Acting Chief Justice | |
| In office 7 May 1938 – 9 October 1938 | |
| Appointed by | George VI |
| Preceded by | Courtney Terrell |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Trevor Harries |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1886 |
| Died | 22 August 1959 (aged 72) |
| Spouse | Kubra Begum |
| Children | 5 (including S. Murtaza Fazl Ali) |
| Parent | Saiyid Nazir Ali |
| Alma mater | Muir Central College |
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Sir Saiyid Fazl Ali, OBE (19 September 1886 – 22 August 1959) was an Indian judge, 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 December 1953.
The commission submitted its report in September 1953, broadly accepting language as the basis of reorganisation of states.