Amir, Ali Sayyid

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(1849-1928), the first Indian to be appointed a judge of the Privy Council in England. He was a Muslim leader who favoured British rule in India as an alternative to possible Hindu domination of an independent India. He was the founding head of the London branch of the All-India Muslim League (1908), and helped secure in 1909 the first communal electorates for his people. Amir Ali remained a conscientious loyalist throughout his life, and when the Muslim League became critical of the government, he resigned.

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