Azam Jah
| Prince Azam Jah | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Berar | |||||
| Born | 22 February 1907 | ||||
| Died | 7 October 1970 (aged 63) | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Durru Shehvar of the Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Issue |
Mukarram Jah Muffakham Jah | ||||
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| House | House of Asaf Jah | ||||
| Father | Osman Ali Khan | ||||
| Mother | Sahebzadi Azam unnisa Begum[1] | ||||
Azam Jah, Damat Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Sir Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur Bayaffendi (Urdu: اعظم جاہ داماد والاشان صاحب زادہ نواب سر میر حمایت علی خان بہادر بے آفندی) (21/22 February 1907 - 9 October 1970) was the eldest son of the seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi Asif Jah VII and mother Sahebzadi Azam unisa Begum d/o Sahebzada Mir Jhangir Ali Khan Siddiqi In 1936 he was given the courtesy title of Prince of Berar, a territory of the Nizam then leased in perpetuity to the British and administered by them.
Azam Jah married Princess Durru Shehvar, a member of the House of Osman (formerly of the Ottoman Empire) and the daughter of the last Ottoman Caliph Abdülmecid II, in Nice on 12 November 1931. The marriage failed after producing two sons.
On the death of the VII Nizam, the title passed to Azam Jah's elder son, Sahebzada Mir Barkat Ali Khan Siddiqi Mukarram Jah, as eighth Nizam, who was still the pretender to the throne of Hyderabad. as of 2013 Azam's younger son is Sahebzada Mir Karamat Ali Khan Siddiqi Muffakham Jah.
Residence
He lived at Bella Vista, Hyderabad, a 10-acre (40,000 m2) palace near Hussain Sagar.
Titles
- 1907-1911: Second Wali Ahad Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur
- 1911-1936: Wali Ahad Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur
- 1936-1937: Major His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar
- 1937-1943: General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar
- 1943-1946: General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar, GBE
- 1946-1970: General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar, GCIE, GBE
Honours
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- King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935
- King George VI Coronation Medal-1937
- Nizam Silver Jubilee Medal-1937
- Tunis Victory Medal-1942
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)-1943
- Defence Medal-1945
- War Medal 1939-1945-1945
- Hyderabad War Medal-1945
- (Hyderabad) Meritorious Service Medal-1945
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)-1946
References
- ↑ Hyderabad Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine., Indian Princely States website, accessed 2 July 2010
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