Azam Jah, Damat Walashan Sahebzada

Nawab Nawab ( Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب; bn, নবাব/নওয়াব; hi, नवाब; Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ; Persian, Punjabi , Sindhi, Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Nobab, ...

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Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur Bayaffendi ( ur, 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 Azam unnisa Begum, daughter of Sahebzada Mir Jahangir Ali Khan Siddiqi.

Life

In 1936 he was given the courtesy title of

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, a territory of the nizam then leased in perpetuity to the

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and administered by them. Azam Jah married

Princess Durru Shehvar Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a subst ...

, a member of the House of Osman (formerly of the

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) and the daughter of the last

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Abdülmecid II Abdulmejid II ( ota, عبد المجید ثانی, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i sânî, tr, II. Abdülmecid, 29 May 1868 – 23 August 1944) was the last Caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty, the only Caliph of the Republic of Turkey, and nominally the 37 ...

, in

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on 12 November 1932. The marriage failed after producing 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 Nizam Mir Barkat Ali Khan Siddiqi Mukarram Jah, Asaf Jah VIII (born 6 October 1933), less formally known as Mukarram Jah, has been the titular Nizam of Hyderabad since the death of his grandfather in 1967. He currently chairs the H.E.H. The Ni ...

, as eighth nizam. Whereas, Azam's younger son is Sahebzada Mir Karamat Ali Khan Siddiqi

Muffakham Jah Colonel Muffakham Jah Nawab Walashan Sahebzada Mir Karamath Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafendi Bahadur (born 27 February 1939) is the son of Prince Azam Jah and Princess Durru Shehvar, and grandson of the last Nizam of Hyderabad. An engineering colleg ...

. He lived at

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, a palace near

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Titles

*1907–1912: Second Wali Ahad

Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur *1912–1934: Wali Ahad Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur *1934–1937: Major

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Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur,

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*1937–1942:

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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

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,

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, GBE

Notable philanthropy

The (Nizamia Mosque) now known as (

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) was funded by the

Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 — 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in British India. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of ...

and the foundation stone of the

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was laid on Friday, 4 June 1937, by his eldest son -

Prince Azam Jah.

Honours and legacy

(ribbon bar, as it would look today; incomplete) Order of the Indian Empire Ribbon

Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon

King George V Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon

* King George V Silver Jubilee Medal – 1935 *

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– 1937 *Nizam Silver Jubilee Medal – 1937 *Tunis Victory Medal – 1942 *

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(GBE) – 1943 * Defence Medal – 1945 *

War Medal 1939-1945 War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

– 1945 *Hyderabad War Medal – 1945 *(Hyderabad) Meritorious Service Medal-1945 *

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(GCIE) – 1946

Namesakes

Himayatnagar, Hyderabad Himayatnagar is a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is also a mandal in Hyderabad District. It was named after Mir Himayat Ali Khan (Azam Jah), the 1st son of the last Nizam of Hyderabad. Geography Himayatnagar is located at ...

Himayatnagar, Maharashtra Himayatnagar is a town and a tehsil in Nanded district in Indian state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspa ...

* Himayatnagar, Ranga Reddy district *

Himayat Sagar Himayat Sagar is an artificial lake about from Hyderabad in Telangana, India. It lies parallel to a larger artificial lake Osman Sagar. The storage capacity of the reservoir is 2.9 tmc ft. History The construction of reservoirs on the Esi, ...

* Himayat Bagh, Aurangabad * Himayat (mango)

References

External links

''Time'' magazine feature
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