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Encyclopedia > Ali Yavar Jung

Ali Yawar Jung (February 1906 - December 1976) was an eminent adminstrator of India. He was governor of Maharashtra from 1971 to 1976. He studied at Queen's college, Oxford and thereafter at Paris in 1927. Maharashtra (Devanagari: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation)( ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation). ...


He served as the Vice-chancellor of the Osmania University from 1945 to 1946 and again from 1948 to 1952. Thereafter he served as Indian ambassador to Argentina 1952-54, Egypt 1954-58, Yugoslavia 1958-61, France 1961-65 and the U.S.A. 1968-70. A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... Osmania University is situated in the city of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages, Југославија in Serbian and Macedonian Cyrillic) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...


He was appointed as Governor of Maharashtra state in 1971. He was born in Hyderabad and died serving as governor at Raj Bhavan Mumbai in December 1976. Hyderabad may refer to: Hyderabad, India, the capital city of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India Hyderabad District, India Hyderabad state, the pre-1956 Indian state Hyderabad, Pakistan, the city in Sindh, Pakistan Hyderabad District, Pakistan External Links Hyderabad Portal This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated... Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई) (pronounced ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006)[1]. Mumbai is located on Salsette Island, off the west coast of Maharashtra. ...


He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1956 and Padma Vibhushan in 1977. The Padma Bhushan is an Indian civilian decoration established on January 2, 1954 by the President of India. ... The Padma Vibhushan is Indias second highest civilian honour. ...



 
 

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