Tyabji family
[2][1] The Tyabji family has gained prestige for its involvement in India's independence movement with individuals being prominent politicians, diplomats, academics, scientists, activists, and athletes.
Other members gained prominence for their roles in India's Navy and Air Force and contribution to Indian film and fine art.
[3] The emergence of the family can largely be attributed to Badruddin Tyabji who held great influence with the Muslim community in Mumbai.
[3] Major-General Sahibzada Iskander Ali Mirza, CIE, OSS, OBE, Order of Pahlavi, India General Service Medal (1909) was the first President of Pakistan.
[4] Sir Muhammad Akbar Nazar Ali Hydari, PC, was the Prime Minister of Hyderabad State.
[citation needed] Badruddin Faiz Tyabji, ICS, served as the Indian ambassador to Indonesia, Iran, Germany, and Japan.
[6] Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee, Padma Bhushan, served as India’s second ambassador to Egypt and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jammu and Kashmir.
[7] Agha Hilaly, ICS, Hilal-i-Quiad-I-Azam, Grand Cross of Order of Northern Star, Grand Cross of Order of Gurkha, was one of the first members to join the Civil Service of Pakistan and played a vital role in Pakistan’s foreign policy in the years following Partition.
Hilaly served as the Pakistani ambassador to the United States of America, Sweden, Russia, the Czech Republic, and India.
Hilaly represented Pakistan in the United Nations and facilitated the secret visit of US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to China.
Tyabji opposed the purdah system and urged educated Muslims to take part in Indian politics and policymaking.
Bahadur served as the Indian ambassador to Argentina, Egypt, Yugoslavia, Greece, and the United States of America.
In 1926 Habib won the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election representing the Swaraj Party.
[16] Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari, KCIE, CSI, ICS was the last Governor of Assam appointed by King George VI.
Hydari graduated from the University of Oxford and served as the undersecretary in the Department of Education, Health and Lands of the imperial government of India.
In 1919, Tyabji was appointed chairman of the independent fact-finding committee by the Indian National Congress for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
[24] Raihana Tyabji was a staunch follower of Mahatma Gandhi and renounced her familial inheritance to devote her life to his cause.
Tyabji played a major role in the Non-cooperation movement, urging the masses to adopt ‘swadeshi’ as the principle of their lives.
Khan is the great grandfather of Major-General Sahibzada Iskander Ali Mirza CIE, OSS, OBE, Order of Pahlavi, India General Service Medal (1909).
Ali played a major role in establishing the Bharatpur bird sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and preventing the destruction of Silent Valley National Park.
Ali received his degree from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and was a prominent contributor to the Bombay Natural History Society.
[30] Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee, Padma Bhushan, was also an academic who is considered to be the father of modern Ismaili studies.
[32] Humayun Abdulali was an Indian ornithologist and biologist who contributed greatly to bird collections at the Bombay Natural History Society.
Fyzee was a close associate of Muhammad Ali Jinnah who allotted a palatial residence to her in Pakistan after the Partition.
Fyzee published numerous works including a collection of anecdotes from her diary, Atiya's Journeys: A Muslim Woman from Colonial Bombay to Edwardian Britain.
[35][36] Zafar Rashid Futehally, Padma Shri, Order of the Golden Ark, was an Indian naturalist and conservationist best known for his work as the secretary of the Bombay Natural History Society and for the Newsletter for Birdwatchers.
[38] Sumaira Abdulali is the founder of the NGO Awaaz Foundation and convenor of the Movement against Intimidation, Threat and Revenge against Activists.
[44] Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, AVSM, VSM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy.
Miranda has held solo exhibitions in over 22 countries, including the United States, Japan, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, France, Yugoslavia, and Portugal.
Hydari gained attention for her performance in Sudhir Mishra's 2011 romantic thriller Yeh Saali Zindagi, which won her the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress.
