Mukarram Jah
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Nizam Mir Barkat Ali Khan Siddiqi Mukarram Jah, Asaf Jah VIII (6 October 1933 – 15 January 2023), less formally known as Mukarram Jah, was the titular Nizam of Hyderabad between 1967 and 1971.[1] He was the head of the House of Asaf Jah until he died in 2023.
Mir Barakat Ali Khan | |
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Asaf Jah VIII | |
8th Nizam of Hyderabad (titular) | |
Reign | 24 February 1967 – 5 November 1971 (pretender 1971–2023) |
Coronation | 6 April 1967 |
Predecessor | Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII |
Successor | Azmet Jah |
Born | (1933-10-06)6 October 1933 Hilafet Palace, Nice, France |
Died | 15 January 2023(2023-01-15) (aged 89) Istanbul, Turkey |
Burial | 18 January 2024 |
Spouse | Princess Esra Birgin (1959–1974; divorced) Aysha Simmons (1979–1989; widowed) Manolya Onur (1992–1997; divorced) Jameela Boularous (co-wife) (since 1992) Princess Ayesha Orchedi (co-wife) (since 1994) |
Issue |
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House | House of Asaf Jah |
Father | Azam Jah |
Mother | Dürrüşehvar Sultan |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Born as the eldest son of Azam Jah and Dürrüşehvar Sultan, he was named successor to the title of Nizam of Hyderabad by his grandfather Mir Osman Ali Khan. Upon Osman's death in 1967, he became the titular Nizam. He lost his titles and the privy purses in 1971 when the 26th Amendment to the Indian constitution was passed.
Jah subsequently moved to Australia, where he stayed at the Murchison House Station. While the prince remained in Australia, his palaces in Hyderabad were encroached upon and fell into disrepair. Numerous divorce settlements and failed business ventures led to the loss of the majority of his fortune. In 1996, he moved to Turkey where he remained until his death in 2023. Jah was buried in Hyderabad.
Jah chaired the H.E.H. The Nizam's Charitable Trust and Mukarram Jah Trust for Education & Learning (MJTEL) Mukarram Jah high school.[2]