Najibabad
| Najibabad | |
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 Najibabad
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| Coordinates: 29°38′N 78°20′E / 29.63°N 78.33°ECoordinates: 29°38′N 78°20′E / 29.63°N 78.33°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bijnor |
| Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 88,535 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 246763 |
| Telephone code | 01341 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 20 |
Najibabad is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has a railway junction and is one of the administrative blocks of the Bijnor district. It is well connected to all major cities of India by roadways via NH 119 and NH 74 respectively and also by various trains.
Najibabad is located at 29°38′N 78°20′E / 29.63°N 78.33°E. It has an average elevation of 295.5 metres (1014 feet).
The current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Najibabad is Tasleem Ahmed . The current Municipal board chairman is Mohammad Moazzam Khan. Najibabad is part of Nagina parliamentary constituency, and current Member of Parliament is Yashwant Singh (BJP).
Nawab Najib-ud-Daula, also known as Najib Khan was a noted Rohilla Muslim warrior and serviceman of both the mughal empire and the Durrani empire, Nawab Najib-ud- Daula was a noted Rohilla tribal chief in 18th century Rohilkhand, who in the 1740s founded the city of Najibabad in Bijnor district, India where he established the present day city of Najibabad, a state of Najibabad independent from Rohilla tribes, and received the title, "Nawab Najib-ud-daulla". From 1757 to 1770 he was governor of saharanpur, ruling over Dehradun.Many architectural relics of the period of Rohilla he oversaw remain in Najibabad, which he founded at the height of his career as a Mughal minister. Najibabad city is a city founded by Nawab Najib-ud-Daula, also known as Najib Khan and the city is also known as "GATEWAY OF HIMALAYAS" and "shehro ka shehar"
He succeed Safdarjung as grand wazir of the Mughal Empire and was a devoted serviceman of the Mughal Emperor Alamgir II later in his career he was known as Nawab Najib-ud- Doula.
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