Mirza M. Ismail, KCIE (Dewan of Mysore; Bangalore, India) Indian Round Table Conference Proceedings The new India, 1948–1955: memoirs of an Indian civil servant By Asok Mitra Encyclopaedia of Higher Education: Convocation address By Suresh Kant Sharma (Pg 111-114) -Education and Unity for Economic Upliftment Sir Mirza M. Ismail: views and opinions on his retirement from the office of Dewan of Mysore. Studies on Dewan Sir Mirza Ismail: collection of seminar papers-Sūryanātha Kāmat Anecdotes of Quaid-i-Azam by Masud-ul-Hasan 1976 International PEN Indian Writers in Council By K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar-Inaugural Address by Prime Minister, Sir Mirza Ismail Personal life Ismail married Zeebundeh Begum Shirazi. She was a poet who publish ten volumes of religious nowhas (or hymns) called Baiz e Shakira. The couple three children: a son, Humayun Mirza; and two daughters, Shah Taj Begum Khaleeli and Gauhar Taj Begum Namazie. Ismail inspired many in the family to live a life in the service of the country. His son Humayun Mirza who would become Diwan of Banganpalli. Post-independence, he would serve as a diplomat for a short stint before being transferred back to Delhi. He became a key advisor for the layout and administrative systems of the Ministry of External Affairs, which earned him a Padma Shri. Ismail's grandson from Shah Taj Begum, Akbar Mirza Khaleeli, joined the Indian Foreign Service served as senior diplomat and advisor to the Indian government on Middle-Eastern affairs for many years after his retirement. Ismail's nephews left India at the time of partition, dividing the family to serve Pakistan instead. Agha Shahi became Foreign Minister, and Agha Hilaly a senior diplomat. Ismail's granddaughter from Gauhar Taj Namazie, Shakereh, was murdered in 1991. The murderer was convicted with life imprisonment. Death Ismail died on 5 January 1959 at his residence in Bangalore. C. V. Raman paid eloquent tributes to Ismail: "For many years, in fair weather as well as in foul, he remained the truest of friend to me, ever ready to give support and advice. He leaves behind him a memory which will be treasured and cherished by all who have known him." Further reading Amin-ul-Mulq Sir Mirza Ismail Saheb by D. V. Gundappa (in Volume 4 of ಜ್ಞಾಪಕಚಿತ್ರಶಾಲೆ - ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ದಿವಾನರು) The Regime of Sir Mirza Ismail (1998) by S. R. Ramaswamy Picturesque Mysore (1939) by Sir Mirza Ismail References 1883 births 1959 deaths Administrators in the princely states of India People from