Azam Jah

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 Sahebzadi Azam unisa Begum, daughter of 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.

General His Highness Azam Jah, Damat Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Sir

Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur Bayaffendi

Prince of Berar, GCIE, GBE
Azam Jah in 1937
Born(1907-02-22)22 February 1907
Hyderabad
Died7 October 1970(1970-10-07) (aged 63)
Resting placeMecca Masjid, Hyderabad
SpousePrincess Durru Shehvar of the Ottoman Empire
IssueMukarram Jah
Muffakham Jah
Full name
Sahebzada Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Azam Jah
HouseHouse of Asaf Jah
FatherOsman Ali Khan
MotherSahebzadi Azam unnisa Begum[1]

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 1932. 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. 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
  • 1907–1912: Second Wali Ahad Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur
  • 1912–1934: Wali Ahad Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur
  • 1934–1937: Major His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar
  • 1937–1942: General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar
  • 1942–1947: General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar, GBE
  • 1947–1970: General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar, GCIE, GBE

Notable philanthropy
Prince Azam Jah son of Asaf Jah 7 laying the foundation stone of the mosque

The (Nizamia Mosque) now known as (London Central Mosque) was funded by the Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and the foundation stone of the mosque was laid on Friday, 4 June 1937, by his eldest son - His Highness Prince Azam Jah.[2][3]

Honours and legacy

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Namesakes

References
  1. Hyderabad Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Indian Princely States website, accessed 2 July 2010
  2. "Laying of foundation stone of London Nizamia Mosque, June 1937". wokingmuslim.org.
  3. "Crescent obscured: Indian Muslims in Britain". twocircles.in. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
  4. Administrator. "A History behind Street Names of Hyderabad & Secunderabad". www.knowap.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. "Himayat Sagar Lake – Weekend Tourist Spot of Hyderabad". www.exploretelangana.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. Ahmed, Shelly (19 May 2020). "King Of Fruits 'Mango' The Most Delicious And Sweetest!". Hyderabad News. Retrieved 18 November 2020. It is no wonder that the best varieties of mangoes from Indian Subcontinent bear royal names such as Jahangir and Himayuddin, Himayat (named after Mir Himayat Ali Khan Muazzam Jah Bahadur, youngest son of Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan, Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur).
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