P. Khalifulla Sahib
P. Kalifulla Sahib | |
|---|---|
| Diwan of Pudukkottai | |
| In office 1941–1947 | |
| Monarch | Rajagopala Tondaiman |
| Preceded by | Alexander Tottenham |
| Succeeded by | Post Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1888 |
| Died | 10 February 1950 (aged 61–62) |
| Occupation | Politician, Lawyer, civil service |
| Profession | Statesman |
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Dewan Khan Bahadur P. Khalifullah (1888–1950), was a politician of the Madras Presidency, British India, He was the first muslim minister of Madras Presidency Province, served as the minister for public works in the short-lived ministry of Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu from April–July 1937. He was belonging to the Rowther community, and his father (T.A. Pitchai Rowther) was a wealthy businessman of Tiruchirapalli. Born in 1888 in Tiruchi into a wealthy rice merchant's family, his birth name was Mohamed Pichai Rowther Ibrahim Khalifullah. He went on to be known by the honorific Khan Bahadur, a title bestowed on him by the British. In later years, his work as the Dewan of Pudukkottai State made him more popular as ‘Dewan Khalifullah.’