<Li> Later, Pakistan Postal Services also issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honor in 1990 in its' Pioneers of Freedom' series . </Li> <P> Syed Ahmad is widely commemorated across South Asia as a great Muslim social reformer and visionary . At the same time, Syed Ahmad sought to politically ally Muslims with the British government . An avowed loyalist of the British Empire, he was nominated as a member of the Civil Service Commission in 1887 by Lord Dufferin . In 1888, he established the United Patriotic Association at Aligarh to promote political co-operation with the British and Muslim participation in the British government . </P> <P> Syed Ahmed was bestowed with the suffix of' Khan Bahadur' and was subsequently knighted by the British government in 1888 and was awarded Knight Commander of the order of Star of India (KCSI) for his loyalty to the British crown, through his membership of the Imperial Legislative Council and in the following year he received an LL. D. honoris causa from the Edinburgh University . </P> <P> Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Bahadur lived the last two decades of his life in Aligarh, regarded widely as the mentor of 19th and 20th century Muslim entrepreneurs and illuminati . Battling illnesses and old age, Sir Syed died on 27 March 1898 . He was buried besides Sir Syed Masjid inside the campus of the Aligarh university . </P>

Which muslim leader received the title of knighthood in 1888