Muhammad Hamid Ali
{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Syed Muhammad Hamid Ali
سید محمد حامد علی
| office = Governor of East Pakistan
| term_label = Acting
| term_start = 1 April 1958
| term_end = 3 May 1958
| predecessor = A. K. Fazlul Huq
| successor = Sultanuddin Ahmad
| birth_date = 4 September 1906
| birth_place = Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|1|2|1906|9|4|df=y}}
| death_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
| party =
| children = 4
| parents = Syed Mohd Hashmat Ali Saheeb
| image = Governor Mr. Hamid Ali (cropped from a photograph taken with some members of the new cabinet after the swearing-in of the Ataur cabinet) 1 April 1958.jpg
}}
Muhammad Hamid Ali was a former interim Governor of East Pakistan.{{cite web|last1=Jafar|first1=Abu|title=Ali, Muhammad Hamid|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ali,_Muhammad_Hamid|website=Banglapedia|access-date=15 November 2016}}{{cite journal|title=Chronology (April 1, 1958 to June 30, 1958)|jstor=41392218|journal=Pakistan Horizon|pages=129–137|date=1 January 1958}}
Early life
Ali was born in Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British Raj on 4 September 1906. On 13 October 1931 he joined the Indian Civil Service.
Career
He was posted to subdivisions and districts in various posts in India. He served as the deputy transport commissioner and deputy secretary. On 28 January 1946 he was the joint secretary in the office of the Prime Minister. On 14 November 1946 he was promoted to additional secretary. On 15 August 1947 he joined the Government of East Bengal as secretary of the Department of Finance and Revenue. He was promoted to chief secretary.
From 1 April 1958 to 3 May 1958 he was the acting governor of East Pakistan. After his term ended he returned to his post of Chief Secretary.
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Category:Governors of East Pakistan