Azam Jah


Sahebzada Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Azam Jah 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.

Life

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.
In 1931 Azam Jah married Dürrüşehvar Sultan, a member of the House of Osman and the daughter of the last Ottoman Caliph Abdülmecid II, in Nice on 12 November 1932. The marriage failed in 1954 after having two sons.
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.
He lived at Bella Vista, Hyderabad, a 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

The now known as 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.

Honours and legacy