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| [[Image:Maharaja_Ranjit_Singh_and_William_Bentick.JPG|thumb|350px|left|Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the centre with British officers and S.Hari Singh Nalua standing at back on the left with Fakir Nur-u-din on the right of the Maharaja]]
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| '''Fakir Azizuddin''' was a [[Muslim]] chief minister in [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]'s government dealing with primarily with the "foreign ministry" although he had over time dealt with other departments like revenue collection, etc. Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) who was a [[Sikh]] ruled [[Punjab]] from about 1799 until his death in 1839. During his rule he appointed many non-Sikhs to his government - His was a secular government unlike his predecessors, the [[Mughal]] emperors. Fakir Azizuddin was a prominent and senior member of this team and he served in government with his two other brothers. It is recorded that he was a [[Punjabi]] Muslim and was one of the Maharaja's most favourite ministers; they often took afternoon walks together through [[Lahore]].
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| The majority of Ranjit Singh's subjects were [[Muslim]] and had an intense loyalty towards him and his [[Sikh|Sikh's]]. This was once highlighted when Fakir Azizuddin, had a meeting with the British Governor-General. When {{wiki|George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland}} asked Fakir Azizuddin which of the Maharaja's eye was missing, he replied: ''"the Maharaja is like the sun and sun has only one eye. The splendour and luminosity of his single eye is so much that I have never dared to look at his other eye."''
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