Khwaja Habibullah

Nawab Khwaja Habibullah
Reign	1915–1952
Born	26 April 1895(1895-04-26)
Birthplace	Ahsan Manzil, Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	21 November 1958(1958-11-21) (aged 63)
Place of death	Shahbag, Dhaka, East Pakistan
Buried	Begum Bazaar, Dhaka
Predecessor	Nawab Khwaja Salimullah
Successor	Abolished
Royal House	Dhaka Nawab Family
Father	Nawab Khwaja Salimullah

Nawab Khwaja Habibullah Bahadur (1895–1958) was the fifth and last Nawab of Dhaka. He was the son of his more prominent father, Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur. Under his rule, the Dhaka Nawab Estate went into decline until its actual relinquishment in 1952 by the East Pakistan Estates Acquisition Act.

Nawab Habibullah had repeatedly tried to carry on his father's political legacy by himself but had failed due to the strong political power base of other family members such as Khwaja Khairuddin and Sir Khwaja Nazimuddin. Nawab Habibullah contested the assembly election of Bengal as an independent candidate but suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of his relative, Khwaja Khairuddin who was on a Muslim League ticket.

In his closing days he gave up politics due to broken health. He left the Ahsan Manzil Palace and resided in another of the royal residences, Green House, in Dhaka's Paribagh area. On 21, November, 1958 Nawab Habibullah died and was buried alongside his father at the royal family graveyard in Begumbazar in Dhaka.

Khwaja Habibullah Dhaka Nawab Family
Preceded by Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur	Nawab of Dhaka 1915–1952	Abolished

Persondata
Name	Habibullah, Khwaja
Alternative names
Short description	fifth and last Nawab of Dhaka
Date of birth	26 April 1895
Place of birth	Ahsan Manzil, Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India
Date of death	21 November 1958
Place of death	Shahbag, Dhaka, East Pakistan