Sajida Sultan
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| Sajida Sultan | |
|---|---|
| Nawabzadi Mehr-i-Taj Sultan Begum of Bhopal | |
 Sajida Sultan Begum in royal dress | |
| Consort of Nawab of Pataudi | |
| Reign Titular | 1939 - 1948 1948 - 1952 |
| Successor | Monarchy abolished |
| Begum of Bhopal | |
| Pretendence | 1961 - 1995 |
| Predecessor | Hamidullah Khan |
| Successor | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (as pretender) |
| Born | 4 August 1915 Islamnagar, Bhopal State (now in India) |
| Died | 5 September 1995 (aged 80) Bhopal, India |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi |
| Issue | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and 3 daughters |
| House | Orakzai (by birth) |
| Father | Hamidullah Khan |
Sajida Sultan (4 August 1915 – 5 September 1995) was a sixteen Nawab Begum of Bhopal[1] in her own right, and consort to a Nawab of Pataudi.
Family
Sajida was the second daughter of Nawab Hamidullah Khan, last ruling Nawab of Bhopal.[2] She was the grand daughter of Begum Sultan Jahan, the fourth ruling queen of Bhopal. Her elder sister princess Abida Sultan was the successor to her father Nawab Hameedullah Khan; however, as Abida Sultan immigrated to Pakistan in the aftermath of the partition of India, Sajida held the title as heiress presumptive of Bhopal State, and was eventually recognised by the government of India as Begum of Bhopal in 1961 after the death of her father in 1960.
On 23 April 1939, Sajida married Nawab Iftekhar Ali Khan, ruling nawab of Pataudi, a non-salute state located in present-day Haryana. Nawab Sher Ali Khan, the younger brother of Nawab Iftikhar Ali Khan, was an eminent general in the Pakistan Army. Sajida Sultan's elder son Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan was a renowned cricketer who captained the Indian cricket team from 1962 to 1970, and retired in 1975 and Died on 22 September 2011.[3] Her nephew Shahryar Khan son of Nawab Sarwar Ali Khan (former ruler of Kurwai State) and princess Abida Sultan was the former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan and ambassador to Rwanda from U.N.O. and also the ex-Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Borard. Sajida Sultan was the mother-in-law of actress Sharmila Tagore; and grandmother of Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan, and Saba Ali Khan.
See also
References
- ^ Soszynski, Henry. "BHOPAL". members.iinet.net.au. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "BHOPAL7". www.royalark.net. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Tiger on final journey to Pataudi". Indiavision news. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
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