The meaning of the word Fakir is a Sufi Muslim, who tries to establish a firm relationship with God. Therefore, Fakir Aziao Din was a mystic..
Fakir Azizuddin
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He died a natural death at Ellichpur on July 6, 1614.
For other people with this surname, see Azizuddin (disambiguation).
Foreign Minister of the Sikh Empire
Fakir Azizuddin | |
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Portrait of Faqir Aziz-ud Din from the atelier of Purkhu of Kangra, ca | |
| Preceded by | Zahadat Shah |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Syed |
| Constituency | Sikh Empire |
| Born | Lahore, Bhangi Misl, Sikh Confederacy (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 3 December (aged 65) Lahore, Sikh Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Children | Shah Dilzar Khan |
| Occupation | Foreign Minister, Physician, Linguist, Diplomat |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Fakir Aziz ud-Din (Punjabi: فقیر عزیزالدین (Shahmukhi); ਫ਼ਕੀਰ ਅਜ਼ੀਜ਼ ਉੱਦੀਨ(Gurmukhi); –) was a physician, linguist, diplomat, and foreign minister at the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.[1] He belonged to a Sayyid family.
He was a Muslim and one of the many non-Sikhs in Ranjit Singh's secular government of the Sikh Empire.
He was the eldest son of Hakīm Gh