Subahdar

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Mughal ranks included the Nawab, Subahdar, Mansabdar, Sawar and Sepoy. Mughal princes were often given the titles of Mir and Mirza Asif muharram 1795 1.jpg
Mughal ranks included the Nawab , Subahdar, Mansabdar , Sawar and Sepoy. Mughal princes were often given the titles of Mir and Mirza

Subahdar, also known as Nazim, [1] was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province) during the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, Mamluk dynasty, Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, and the Mughal era who was alternately designated as Sahib-i-Subah or Nazim. The word, Subahdar is of Persian origin. [2] The Subahdar was the head of the Mughal provincial administration. He was assisted by the provincial Diwan, Bakhshi , Faujdar , Kotwal , Qazi , Sadr, Waqa-i-Navis, Qanungo and Patwari . [3] The Subahdars were normally appointed from among the Mughal princes or the officers holding the highest mansabs (ranks).

Nazim

A nazim (pronounced [ˈnaːzɪm] , Urdu : ناظِم; from the Arabic word for "organizer" or "convenor"), similar to a mayor, was the coordinator of cities and towns in Pakistan. Nazim is the title in Urdu of the chief elected official of a local government in Pakistan, such as a district, tehsil, union council, or village council. [4] Likewise, a deputy mayor is known as a Naib nazim (نائب ناظِم). The word naib in Urdu literally means "assistant" or "deputy" hence Naib nazim was similar in function to a deputy mayor. [5] He was also custodian of the house. [6]

Pakistan originally had a system inherited from the time of British rule, in which a mayor was the head of a district. Under the Local Government Act, however, the role of the nazim became distinct from that of a mayor, with more power. The nazim system was introduced after the commissionerate system, imposed during British rule, was lifted by the government of Pakistan. This Local Government act was imposed in the country in 2001. One exception, however, is Islamabad, the federal capital, where the commissionerate system remained in effect. In 2009, the new government restored the commissionerate system. All the provinces introduced their own new local government systems. A Nazim was also empowered to decide criminal cases. [7] The Nazim was the lowliest of elected officials in Pakistan. [8] The district nazim, is elected by the nazims of Union Councils, Union Councillors, and Tehsil Nazims, who themselves are elected directly by the votes of the local public.

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References

  1. ↑ George Clifford Whitworth. Subah. An Anglo-Indian Dictionary: A Glossary of Indian Terms Used in English, and of Such English Or Other Non-Indian Terms as Have Obtained Special Meanings in India. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. 1885. p. 301.
  2. ↑ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Subahdar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  3. ↑ Mahajan V.D. (1991, reprint 2007). History of Medieval India, Part II, New Delhi: S. Chand, ISBN   81-219-0364-5, p.236
  4. ↑ Wajahat Ijaz (October 22, 2002). "Their way to parliament passed through Nazim's office". Pakistan Dawn. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ Zila Nazims & Naib Zila Nazims in the Province of NWFP - NRB Local Government Elections Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Overview of Town Municipal Administration - City Government of Lahore". Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  7. ↑ "A Nazim also decides criminal cases". Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan is "mainstreaming" misogynist tribal justice". The Economist . 13 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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