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Details of the life sketch
of
Shri Mehdi Nawaz
Jung-Governor of Gujarat
Started his life as a Public
Servant in the year 1915-16 in the H.E.H. Nizam
serive. Deputed for training at Bellari. Met
Gandhji at Adony in 1916.
Worked in various capacities as
Treasury officer, Local Fund Secretary,
Assistant Collector, Divisional Officer, Revenue
Department, Divisional Magistrate, Divisional
Munshif, Famine Officer in 1919-20.
In 1921, Shri Mehdi Nawaz Jung
entered the Co-operative department and had
contact with Shri V.L. Mehta, the great pioneer
of the Co-operative movement in India.
Worked as Private Secretary to
Maharaja Sir Kishan Parshad, the President of
the Ministry of H.E.H. the Nizam in 1926. Worked
on the post for about 11 years, went abroad
twice before 1937. On his return from abroad, he
was appointed as Municipal Commissioner of
Hyderabad where he served from 1937 to 1944.
Then he worked as Codification Officer for
codifying municipal code during the year
1948-49. He was appointed as Agent of the
Hyderabad State at Nagpur, Hyderabad State
having a claim over the Berar Province at the
time. Took leading role in the establishment of
Hyderabad Co-operative Commerce Association
while he was Secretary, Commerce &
Industries Department to the Government of
Hyderabad.
Was President of Hyderabad
State Scouts and Guides Association when
Hyderabad was a princely State. After the merger
of Hyderabad with the Indian Union he was Vice-
President of the Association.
Had keen interest in social
work and public health activities. Took leading
part in establishment of Hyderabad Nileufer and
Cancer hospital and Radium Institute at
Hyderabad. Nileufer hospital costing about Rs.
30 laks was established by the earnest efforts
of Shri Mehdi Nawab Jung. Similarly, he raised
funds for the Radium Institute and the Cancer
hospital. The Salar Jung Museum having very rare
exhibits and collections was organized by him
and heis responsible to have the Museum handed
over to the Central Government, which has
decided to maintain it as a National property,
after constructing a building therefore at an
estimated cost of about Rs. 35 laks, to house
this Museum. Shri Jung was the President of the
Salar Jung Museum Committee.
After retirement from
service in 1949, Shri Mehdi Nawaz Jung continued
his pet activities of social work and
co-operative movement. To get more congenial
atmosphere in his work, he was persuaded to join
Indian National Congress which he did. He
contested a general election in 1952 from the
Hyderabad constituency and won the election with
a very big majority. From the year 1952 to
January, 1960, Shri Mehdi Nawaj Jung was a
Minister in the former Hyderabad State and then
in Andhra Pradesh Government, holding various
portfolios such as Public Works Department,
Roads & Buildings Department, Irrigation
& Power, etc. |
