Mohammed Fazal (July 2, 1922 - September 4, 2014) was an Indian politician who was the Governor of Maharashtra from October 10, 2002 to December 5, 2004.He suggested to Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Sushilkumar Shinde that prostitution be legalised, which caused controversy..Born in a well-known zamindar's (landlord's) family, he studied at the Allahabad University and later at the London School of Economics at the University of London.In 1977 he was appointed the Secretary of Industrial Development, Government of India.