Prime Minister of Jaipur
In 1941, he joined the Kingdom of Jaipur in Rajastan as the Prime Minister. The chamber of commerce in Jaipur duly recorded the regime of Sir Mirza Ismail was “the beginning of the Industrial era of Jaipur.”
Soon after his arrival in Jaipur, in 1942, he constituted a committee on Constitutional Reforms, these efforts considerably enhanced HH Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II’s reputation and his Durbar in the Congress circles. Jaipur is said to be first planned city of India. Mirza Ismail contributed greatly to winning accolades from all including the British government and the locals alike for his great administrative skills. Mirza Ismail is considered the architect of Modern Jaipur and the main thoroughfare of Jaipur has been named Mirza Ismail Road in his memory.
Ghanshyam Das Birla was a close friend of Sir Mirza Ismail who used to fund the grand projects Mirza Ismail envisaged for Jaipur. When banks were permitted to open branches in Jaipur, United Commercial Bank, under chairmanship of GD Birla, was the first to be permitted to open a branch there in 1945. The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, was upgraded to grant degrees and the National Ball- bearing company was established under guidance from Sir Mirza.
Encouraged by Sir Mirza Ismail on the benefits of education, In 1943 the foundation of the Maharani Gayatri Devi School was laid. Till the Maharani's last days she continued to share a special relationship with Mysore, notably Sir Mirza Ismail and his family, as "he had rendered very noteworthy services for the planning and development of Jaipur as a Model and Modern State".
In 1945, he chaired the "Indian Writers Council" for the International PEN in Jaipur where Sarojini Naidu and Edward Morgan Forster were some of the attendants
Even after resigning as Prime Minister Sir Mirza Ismail remained advisor to the State and its affair pertaining to development. 1949 he was instrumental with the sanctioning of the building for the Jaipur Medical Association.
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