d. 1208/1793–4
Statesman and Literary Figure (according to EIr)
ʿAlī Ibrāhīm Ḫān Bahādur Naṣīr-Jang ʿAẓīmābādī (who wrote Persian poetry under the pen-name “Ḫalīl”) was a literary figure and statesman in mid to late 12th/18th century India. He served the court of ʿAlī Vardi Ḫān (Navvāb of Bengal 1155/1740 to 1169/1756) and later became a trusted advisor to the Navvāb Mīr Qāsim of Bengal. In 1196/1781, he was appointed to the position of Chief Magistrate of Civil Courts at Benares. From a literary standpoint, ʿAlī Ibrāhīm Ḫān’s lasting impact rests on his biographies of writers of his generation, such as: Golzār-i Ibrāhīm, a taẕkiraħ of Urdu poets; and Qolāṣat al-Kalām, a compendium of notices on writers of masnavīs (rhymed couplets). He died in 1208/1793–4.