| Azam Jah | |||||
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 Azam Jah in 1937 | |||||
| Born | (1907-02-22)22 February 1907 Hyderabad,Kingdom of Hyderabad,British India (present-dayTelangana,India) | ||||
| Died | 7 October 1970(1970-10-07) (aged 63) | ||||
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| House | House of Asaf Jah | ||||
| Father | Osman Ali Khan | ||||
| Mother | Sahebzadi Azamunnisa Begum (Dulhan Pasha Begum)[1] | ||||
Sahebzada Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Azam Jah (Urdu: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 lastNizam of Hyderabad,Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and Sahebzadi Azamunnisa Begum, daughter of Sahebzada Mir Jahangir Ali Khan Siddiqi.
In 1936, he was given the courtesy title ofprince ofBerar,[2] a territory of the Nizam then leased in perpetuity to theBritish and administered by them.
In 1931 Azam Jah marriedDürrüşehvar Sultan, a member of theHouse of Osman (formerly of theOttoman Empire) and the daughter of the lastOttoman CaliphAbdülmecid II, inNice on 12 November 1932. The marriage failed in 1954 after having two sons.[citation needed]
On the death of the seventh Nizam, the title passed to Azam Jah's elder son, Sahebzada Mir Barkat Ali Khan SiddiqiMukarram Jah, as the eighth Nizam. Whereas, Azam's younger son is Sahebzada Mir Karamat Ali Khan SiddiqiMuffakham Jah.[citation needed]
He lived atBella Vista, Hyderabad, a 10-acre (40,000 m2) palace nearHussain Sagar.[3][4]
The (Nizamia Mosque) now known as (London Central Mosque) was funded by theOsman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and the foundation stone of themosque was laid on Friday, 4 June 1937, by his eldest son -His Highness Prince Azam Jah.[6][7]
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It is no wonder that the best varieties of mangoes from Indian Subcontinent bear royal names such as Jahangir and Himayuddin, Himayat (named after Mir Himayat Ali Khan Muazzam Jah Bahadur, eldest son of Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan, Nizam VII MirOsman Ali Khan Bahadur).
