Syed Amjad Ali CIE OBE (Urdu: علی امجد سید ; 1907 – 1997) was a Pakistani politician, industrialist and civil servant during the British Raj era, who served as Minister of Finance (Pakistan) from 1956 to 1958 and as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States from 1953 to 1955. Ali was born in Lahore, the eldest son of Sir Syed Maratib Ali, a prominent Muslim businessman in the Punjab. Syed Babar Ali and Syed Wajid Aliwere his younger brothers. He had connections for diplomacy in the final days of the British colony, as he knew many prominent people in the Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and British communities. Ali was educated at the St. Agnes Loreto Convent in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, followed by the Muslim High School and Government College in Lahore. After receiving his B. A. in 1927 , he went to London for legal studies at the Middle Temple. While in London, he served as honorary secretary of the Muslim delegations at the First Round Table Conference in 1930–31 and for the Indian delegation at the Second Round Table Conference at the end of 1931. He returned home and worked for his father's company, A. & M. Wazir Ali. He was appointed an OBE in the 1936 Birthday Honours and a CIE in 1944 Birthday Honours. During the last few years of British rule, Ali worked closely with "two giants of pre-partition Punjab politics"— Fazl-i- Hussain and Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan —while sitting in the Punjab Legislative Assembly (1937–45) and the Constituent Assembly of India (1946). After independence from India and British rule, Ali served as Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States (1953–55), Finance Minister of Pakistan (1955–58), and Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1964– 67). Ali had a commanding presence at the UN for many years. He was the first president of the United Nations Economic & Social Council (1950-52) in addition to serving on the International Civil Service Commission. He was also chairman of the UN Committee on Contributions from 1967 to 1994. The majority of the items offered below [Lots 106 – 132] were inherited by one of Ali’s grandsons, now resident in Australia. THE ESTATE OF SYED AMJAD ALI, CIE, OBE [1907-1997] 106 ASPREY 9ct Gold cigarette case, in original plush fitted box, near mint condition, 200 grams $2,500–3,500 106 27