Badruddin Faiz Tyabji Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Civil Service Officer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	12/11/1907
Age	Unknown
Birthplace	Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Date of Death	XX/XX/1995

Bio/Wiki

Nickname	Badr
Known for	Designing the final form of the National Flag of India, the tricolour with Ashoka's Dharmachakra in the centre

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Semi-bald

Personal Life

Hometown	Bombay Presidency, British India
Religion	Islam
Zodiac sign	Scorpio

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Widower
Marriage Date	22/12/1939

Family

Father	Faiz Tyabji (judge of Bombay High Court)
Siblings	Brother: Saif Faiz Badruddin Tyabji (solicitor, mathematician, educationist); Sister: Kamila Tyabji (lawyer, philanthropist)
Spouse	Surayya Tyabji
Children	Sons: Adil Tyabji (Senior Editor, Oxford University Press), Khalid Tyabji (actor), Hindal Haider Tyabji (former Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir); Daughter: Laila Tyabji (craft designer, social activist)

Career

Major Designation(s)	1956-1958: Ambassador of India to Iran 1958–1960: Ambassador of India to Germany
Additional Roles	Served as vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 1962 to 1965 Played a key role in establishing the Embassy of India in Brussels in 1948 Served as the Indian ambassador in Jakarta, Tehran, Bonn, and Tokyo Authored several books, including Memoirs of an Egoist, More Memoirs of an Egoist, and The Self in Secularism

Some Lesser Known Facts

Badruddin Faiz Tyabji was asked by Jawaharlal Nehru to assist in creating the Indian national emblem.
He formed a Flag Committee led by Rajendra Prasad to work on the national flag design.
The final form of the flag was approved during a Constituent Assembly meeting on 22 July 1947 and was adopted as India's official flag on 15 August 1947.
His wife, Surayya Tyabji, made the first copy of the national flag, which was flown on Nehru's car during India's independence.