Ali Yavar Jung

Ali Yavar Jung moved between university leadership and diplomacy. He studied history at Oxford and served two terms as vice chancellor of Osmania University, in 1945–46 and 1948–52. He later led Aligarh Muslim University from 1965 to 1968. His diplomatic appointments included Argentina, Egypt, Yugoslavia, and France, alongside repeated participation in India's delegations to the United Nations. ^{1, 2}

Jung represented India in Washington from 1968 to 1970, spanning the Johnson and Nixon administrations. In October 1968 he accompanied Deputy Prime Minister Morarji Desai to the White House. He was also present when Foreign Minister Dinesh Singh met Nixon in July 1969, ahead of the president's visit to India. Their discussions covered agricultural progress, regional politics, China, and the Vietnam War. ^{3, 4, 1}

After Washington, Jung became governor of Maharashtra. He held the office from 1970 until his death in 1976. ¹