Mukarram Jah
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Born | Hilafet Palace, Nice, France |
6 October 1933
Title(s) | Nizam of Hyderabad |
Throne(s) claimed | Hyderabad State |
Pretend from | 24 February 1967-present (Titular Nizam of Hyderabad) |
Monarchy abolished | 1948 |
Last monarch | Mir Osman Ali Khan ,Asaf Jah VII |
Connection with | Grandson |
Royal House | Paternal: House of Asaf Jah |
Father | Azam Jah |
Mother | Princess Durru Shehvar, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire |
Spouse | Princess Esra Birgin (1959-1974 divorced) Aysha Simmons (1980-1989 widowed) Manolya Onur (1990-1996 divorced) Jameela Boularous (From 1993) Princess Orchedi (From 1995) |
Children | Prince Azmet Jah (b. 1960) Sahibzadi Shehkyar Begum (b. 1964) Walashan Nawab Sahibzada Mir Alexander Azam Khan (b. 1979) Walashan Nawab Sahibzada Mohammod Umar Khan (b. 1983) Nilufer (b. 1991) Zairin (b. 1994) |
Predecessor | Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII |
Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah Asaf Jah VIII (Urdu: برکت علی خان مکرم جاہ آصف جاہ ہشتم), Beyefendi (born 6 October 1933), less formally known as Mukarram Jah, became the titular Nizam of Hyderabad on the death of his grandfather in 1967.[1]
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Personal life
Background
Mukarram Jah was born to Azam Jah, the son and heir of Osman Ali Khan, the last reigning Nizam of Hyderabad state, by his marriage to Princess Durru Shehvar, daughter of the last Caliph of the Ottoman Empire, ‘Abdu’l-Mijid II.[2] Jah was educated in India at the Doon School and then in England at Harrow, Peterhouse, Cambridge, the London School of Economics, and Sandhurst.[3][4]
Mukarram Jah was a friend of India's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and stated in 2010 that Nehru had wanted him to become his personal envoy or else the Indian ambassador to a Muslim country.[5] His two main palaces in Hyderabad, Chowmahalla and Falaknuma, have been restored and opened to the public, the former as a museum showcasing the era of the Nizams and the latter as a luxury hotel. The Taj Falaknuma Palace Hotel opened in February 2010, having been leased to the Taj Group, after some ten years of renovations.[6]
Like his father, Mukarram was the richest man in India until the 1980s. However, in the 1990s most of his ancestral assets were lost to divorce settlements and to rival claimants in legal disputes. His net worth is nevertheless estimated at some $1 billion.[7][8]
Marriages
Mukarram Jah married Turkish Princess Esra Birgin (b. 1938) in 1959.[1][9] Jah left his Hyderabad palace for a sheep station in the Australian outback and divorced his wife, who did not want to move with him.[10] In 1980 he married a former air hostess and employee of the BBC, Helen Simmons (b. 1948 - d. 1989);[11] she converted to Islam and changed her name to Aysha. After her death, he married Manolya Onur (b. 1955), a former Miss Turkey in 1990, and divorced her in 1996.[10][11][12]
He married Jameela Boularous (b. 1971), from Morocco, in 1993,[13] and he married again in 1995[14] Princess Orchedi (b. 1958), who is Turkish.[3][15]
Issue
By Esra Birgin he had:
- Walashan Nawab Sahibzada Mir Azmet Ali Khan (b. 1960), also known as Azmet Jah (heir apparent), married 1996, has worked as a cameraman.[3][10][16]
- Sahibzadi Shehkyar Begum (b. 1964), unmarried and without issue[17]
By Helen Simmons he had:
- Walashan Nawab Sahibzada Mir Alexander Azam Khan (b. 1979)[17]
- Walashan Nawab Sahibzada Mir Mohammod Umar Khan (b. 1983)[17]
By Manolya Onur he had:
- Nilufer (b. 1991)[11]
By Jameela Boularous he had:
- Zairin (b. 1994)
Full style
His Exalted Highness Prince Rustam-i-Dauran, Arustu-i-Zaman, Wal Mamaluk, Asaf Jah VIII, Muzaffar ul-Mamalik, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Barakat 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Sipah Salar, Fath Jang, Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar (through paternal lineal descent),
- Military titles
Honorary Lieutenant-General
Palaces
The palaces he owns
- Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad.
- Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad.
- Nazribagh Palace, Hyderabad.
- Purani Haveli Palace, Hyderabad.
- Chiran Palace, Hyderabad.
- Naukhanda Palace, Aurangabad.
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References
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External links
- Some recent photographs of the Nizam and the princely family
- Hyderabad princely state
- Rare colour film of accession ceremony of the 8th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1967 on YouTube
Mukarram Jah
Born: 6 October 1933 |
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Preceded by | — TITULAR — Nizam of Hyderabad 1967 – present |
Incumbent Heir: Azmet Jah |
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