Sahebzada Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Azam Jah GCIE GBE (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, Asaf Jah VII and Sahebzadi Azamunnisa Begum, daughter of Sahebzada Mir Jahangir Ali Khan Siddiqi.
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 Azam Jah in 1937 | |||||
| Born | 22 February 1907 Hyderabad, Kingdom of Hyderabad, British India (present-day Telangana, India) | ||||
| Died | 7 October 1970 (aged 63) | ||||
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| House | House of Asaf Jah | ||||
| Father | Osman Ali Khan | ||||
| Mother | Sahebzadi Azamunnisa Begum (Dulhan Pasha Begum)[1] | ||||
Life
editIn 1936, he was given the courtesy title of prince of Berar,[2] a territory of the Nizam then leased in perpetuity to the British and administered by them.
In 1931 Azam Jah married Dürrüşehvar Sultan, 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 in 1954 after producing two sons.[citation needed]
On the death of the seventh Nizam, the title passed to Azam Jah's elder son, Sahebzada Mir Barkat Ali Khan Siddiqi Mukarram Jah, as the eighth Nizam. Whereas, Azam's younger son is Sahebzada Mir Karamat Ali Khan Siddiqi Muffakham Jah.[citation needed]
He lived at Bella Vista, Hyderabad, a 10-acre (40,000 m2) palace near Hussain Sagar.[citation needed]
Titles
edit- 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[3]
Notable philanthropy
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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.[4][5]
Honours and legacy
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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
Namesakes
editReferences
edit- ^ Hyderabad Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Indian Princely States website, accessed 2 July 2010
- ^ Haidar, Navina Najat; Sardar, Marika (13 April 2015). Sultans of Deccan India, 1500–1700: Opulence and Fantasy. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-300-21110-8.
- ^ https://ia600301.us.archive.org/24/items/listofleadingoff030666mbp/listofleadingoff030666mbp.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Laying of foundation stone of London Nizamia Mosque, June 1937". wokingmuslim.org.
- ^ "Crescent obscured: Indian Muslims in Britain". twocircles.in. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
- ^ Administrator. "A History behind Street Names of Hyderabad & Secunderabad". knowap.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Himayat Sagar Lake – Weekend Tourist Spot of Hyderabad". exploretelangana.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ 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, eldest son of Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan, Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur).