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Jah is the son of [[Azam Jah]] and [[Durru Shehvar]] and the grandson of [[Osman Ali Khan]], the last reigning Nizam of Hyderabad state, and also the grandson of the last [[Ottoman Caliph]], [[‘Abdu’l-Mijid II]].<ref>{{Citation |
Jah is the son of [[Azam Jah]] and [[Durru Shehvar]] and the grandson of [[Osman Ali Khan]], the last reigning Nizam of Hyderabad state, and also the grandson of the last [[Ottoman Caliph]], His Imperial Majesty Caliph [[‘Abdu’l-Mijid II]].<ref>{{Citation |
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| Barkat Ali Khan Mukkaram Jah | |
|---|---|
| Pretender | |
| Born | October 6, 1933 Hilafet Palace at Nice, France |
| Title(s) | Nizam of Hyderabad |
| Throne(s) claimed | Hyderabad State |
| Pretend from | 24 February 1967 |
| Monarchy abolished | 1948 |
| Last monarch | Asaf Jah VII |
| Connection with | Grandson |
| Royal House | Asaf Jah |
| Father | Azam Jah |
| Mother | Her Imperial Highness The Princess Durru Shehvar, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire, Princess of Berar |
| Predecessor | Asaf Jah VII |
Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah Asaf Jah VIII born 6 October 1933 in the Hilafet Palace at Nice, France, less formally known as Mukarram Jah, is the current and 11th titular Head of the House of Nizam of Hyderabad since 1967.[1]
Early life
Jah is the son of Azam Jah and Durru Shehvar and the grandson of Osman Ali Khan, the last reigning Nizam of Hyderabad state, and also the grandson of the last Ottoman Caliph, His Imperial Majesty Caliph ‘Abdu’l-Mijid II.[2]
Jah was educated at The Doon School and then in England at Harrow School, Cambridge, the London School of Economics and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[3][4]
He enjoyed a close relationship with India's first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who reportedly wanted him to become his personal envoy or the country's ambassador, particularly to the Muslim countries.[5]
He married his first wife, Turkish Princess Esra Birgin (b. 1938) in 1959.[6][1] 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.[7] Over the following two decades he married four more times. In 1980 he married his second wife, a former air hostess and employee of the BBC with a birth name of Helen Simmons;[8] she converted to Islam, changed her name to Aysha, and died of an AIDS-related illness in 1989.[9] One of his wives was Manolya Onur, a former Miss Turkey, whom he married in 1990.[8][10] He has had to deal with numerous alimony suits from ex-wives.[7]
He married his fourth wife, Jameela Boularous, a woman from Morocco, in 1993 or 1994,[11] and he married again in 1995.[12] His fifth wife is Princess Orchedi, who is Turkish.[13][3]
He has sold the Australian farm and fled from his creditors. He lives now in Istanbul, Turkey and suffers from diabetes.[7]
His two main palaces in Hyderabad - Chowmahalla and Falaknuma - have recently been restored and are accessible to the public, the former as a museum highlighting the Nizam era and the latter opening as a luxury hotel in February 2010 (under lease to the Taj Group).[14]
By Esra Birgin he had:
- Walashan Nawab Sahibzada Mir Azmet Ali Khan (b. 1960), also known as Azmet Jah, married 1996, has worked as a cameraman.[7][15][3]
- Sahibzadi Shehkyar Begum (b. 1964), unmarried and without issue[16]
By Helen Simmons he had:
- Walashan Nawab Sahibzada Mir Alexander Azam Khan (b. 1979)[16]
- Walashan Nawab Sahibzada Mir Mohammod Umar Khan (b. 1983)[16]
By Manolya Onur he had:
- Niloufer (b. 1991)[8]
By Jameela Boularous he had:
- Zairin (b. 1994)
Official Name
His full name is: His Exalted Highness Rustam-i-Dauran, Arustu-i-Zaman, Wal Mamaluk, Asaf Jah VIII, Muzaffar ul-Mamaluk, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Barakat 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Sipah Salar, Fath Jang, Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar, Imperial Prince of the Ottoman Empire, Honorable Lieutenant-General.[3]
References
- ^ a b Zubrzycki, John (2006), The Last Nizam: An Indian Prince in the Australian Outback, Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited, ISBN 1405037229
- ^ "Princess Durru Shehvar passes away", The Hindu, 2006-02-09
- ^ a b c d Buyers, Christopher (August 2008). "Hyderabad: The Asaf Jahi Dynasty Genealogy". Retrieved 2008-12-30.
- ^ Singh, Kishore (2007-03-30), "India's wealthiest man the country forgot", Business Standard
- ^ "Nehru had big plans for me, says Mukarram Jah", The Times of India, 2010-03-14
- ^ Guruswamy, Mohan (May 2008). "Books: The Last Nizam by John Zubrzycki. Picador India, Delhi, 2006". City of Hope: a symposium on Hyderabad and its syncretic culture. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
- ^ a b c d Dalrymple, William (2007-12-08), "The lost world", Guardian
- ^ a b c "Turkish Beauty Fights for Justice", Times of India, 2006-03-21
- ^ Thomas, Brett (1989-06-03), "Fairytale of the Aussie Princess ends in tragedy", Sun Herald
- ^ Shrivastava, Namita A (2006-03-19), "Princess diaries", Times of India
- ^ "Nizam lands in $7-lakh soup", The Telegraph, Calcutta, India, 2006-03-24
- ^ Leonard, Karen Isaksen (2007), Locating Home: India's Hyderabadis Abroad, Stanford University Press, p. 111, ISBN 080475442X
- ^ Parasher, Paritosh (2001-08-31), "Nizam's descendant faces unpaid wages charge in Aussie court", Indo-Asian News Service
- ^ Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad - Opening February 2010, 2010-02
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Farida, Syeda (2005-02-10), "'I belong to a lot of countries'", The Hindu
- ^ a b c Soszynski, Henry (2005-06-20). "HH Walashan Nawab Mir BEREKET ALI KHAN Mukarram Jah". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
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 (Youtube)