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Agha Hilaly was a Pakistani diplomat, born in Bangalore in 1911. Hilaly joined the Indian Civil Service in 1936 at the age of 25, rose through its ranks quickly and was in a senior position. Agha Hilaly with his family left India and settled in Pakistan. During the early years of Pakistan, he played an important role in formulating the Pakistani foreign policy, representing Pakistan at the United Nations and served as its Ambassador to the United States. One of their uncles Sir Mirza Ismail served as Diwan Prime Minister of the princely state of Mysore, Jaipur and Hyderabad, India from 1926 - 1947. His nephew Akbar Mirza Khaleeli was a prominent Indian Diplomat and served as Ambassador in Iran, Italy and Australia and was Advisor to the Indian Government on Middle Eastern Affairs. Agha Hilaly died in Karachi in 2001, at the age of 90 and received numerous international awards, including Hilal-i-Quiad-i-Azam in Pakistan, Grand Cross of Order of Northern Star from Sweden, and Grand Cross of Order of Gurkha from Nepal. Ambasssador Agha Hilaly played a pivotal role in Henry Kissinger's visit to Peking in July 1971.
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