page_title: Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh
section_title: Early life and career
hierarchical_section_title: Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh / Early life and career
caption_attribution_description: English: L-R(Chairs): Nawab Viqarul Mulk, Raja Mahmudabad, Sahabzada Aftab Ahmad Khan* L-R(standing): Mr. Miya(n) Sadiq Ali Khan, Sir Ziauddin Ahmad, Mr.Shaikh Habibullah
context_page_description: Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh or Maulvi Waqar-ul-Mulk, real name Mushtaq Hussain Kamboh born in Meerut, was a Muslim politician and one of the founders of All India Muslim League. Nawab Mushtaq Hussain Kamboh or Nawab Waqar Ul Mulk was also the maternal uncle of Sir Ziauddin Ahmed Kamboh, a renowned mathematician and pillar of the Aligarh Movement.
context_section_description: Mushtaq Hussain Kamboh's social welfare work in Moradabad, India's  famine-affected areas was noticed by the renowned Muslim leader Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1861.
  In 1866, at age 25, Mushtaq Hussain Kamboh started his political career as a worker of the Aligarh Movement and, in this connection, became a member of its wing- Scientific Society. Later for the Scientific Society, he translated a book, 'French Revolution and Napoleon'.
  He served as a Law Secretary in the Government of Hyderabad State, Deccan for some time and then joined Revenue Department with the orders of Nizam of Hyderabad. He served as Secretary, Personal Secretary and advisor to the Prime Minister Nawab Bashiral Daulla and eventually, he became Deputy Prime Minister of Hyderabad State.
  On 9 December 1890, he was conferred the title of Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk. In October 1892, Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk joined M.A.O. college in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He was a great admirer of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. He was one of the most ardent followers of Sir Syed and a very active worker of his camp. When the 'College Fund Committee' was formed, he became one of its members and worked ceaselessly for popularizing the movement of Sir Syed. He raised a huge amount of money per the standards of that time, Rupees 750,000 for the establishment of the M. A. O. College. In 1907, he was appointed Honorary Secretary of M.A.O. College.
caption: Nawab Waqar ul Mulk (seated, first from left) with other leaders of the Aligarh movement.
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