Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk was a Muslim politician. His real name was Syed Mehdi Ali. He was closer to Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and was involved in the Aligarh movement and also he was one of the founders of the All India Muslim League. Mohsin-ul-Mulk was the son of Syed Mir Zaamin Ali, and was born in the town of Etawah. He got basic education in Persian and Arabic as per trend of that time.
In 1867, he topped the list of successful candidates for the post of Provincial Civil Service. In 1874, he was appointed as Deputy Collector in U.P. Mehdi Ali continued to Hyderabad to enter into the service of the Nizam. For his meritorious services over nearly 20 years, he was conferred the titles of Nawab Mohsin-ud-Daula and Munir Nawaz Jang by the Nizam of Hyderabad.
In 1906, Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk became Secretary of All India Muslim League. In the beginning of 20th century, the Hindi-Urdu controversy arose in the United Provinces. Mohsin-ul-Mulk took up the pen in defense of Urdu in collaboration with the Urdu Defense Association. His following authored books are:
- Taqleed-e-Amal
- Aayaat-o-Bayyanat
- Musalmano Ki Tahzeeb
- Mazaameen-e-Tahzeebul Akhlaq
- Kitabul Muhabbat-o-Shauq Makaateeb
Earlier, the success of the Hindi movement led Sir Syed to further advocate Urdu as the language of all Indian Muslims and the symbol of Muslim heritage. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk’s support of Urdu led to its widespread use amongst Indian Muslim communities.
Mohsin-ul-Mulk met Sir Syed Ahmad Khan when he was posted as Tahsildar in Etawah. He became a strong supporter of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s vision and the Aligarh Movement. In 1864 he became member of the Scientific Society. In order to support Sir Syed vision and Aligarh Movement he started writing articles in Tahzeebul Akhlaq. His collection of published articles in Tahzeebul Akhlaq was Taqleed-e-Amal, Kitabul Muhabbat-o-Shauq Makaateeb, and Aayat-o-Bayyant. On formation of The Committee of the Supporter of the Advancement, Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk became companion and started collecting donation for the newly formed committee. He got retirement in 1893 from the State of Hyderabad and served in Aligarh for propagating the massage of the Aligarh Movement. In 1894, the 9th session of Muslim Educational Conference was held at Aligarh, and he proposed a resolution for the support of Nadwat-ul-Ulama which was newly formed in Lucknow. On the death of Sir Syed, in 1899 he was appointed as the Secretary of the Muslim Educational Conference.
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