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Hyderabad: Shahmat Jah Bahadur, grandson of the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan and the only son of Moazzam Jah Bahadur, passed away in the city on Sunday after a brief illness at the age of 68. Shahmat Jah was born in 1955 to Moazzam Jah, second son of the last Nizam, and princess Anwari Begum. City based …

Mir Mohammed Azmat Ali Khan Azmet Jah, the eldest son of the titular eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, Prince Mukarram Jah, was anointed the ninth Nizam of the House of Asaf Jahi Dynasty on Friday. It stated, “In terms of the desire and the decree made by Nawab Mir Barkat Ali Khan Walashan Mukarram Jah Bahadur H.E.H the VIII Nizam of …

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Hyderabad: Azmet Jah, the eldest son of the late Nizam VIII Mukarram Jah, took charge as the ninth head of the Asaf Jahi family on Friday in a simple ceremony, the Nizam’s office said in a letter on Saturday. The event ended public speculation and hope of a grand coronation ceremony for Mir Mohammed Azmet Ali Khan Azmet Jah. The …

Following the passing of his father Prince Mukarram Jah, the eighth and last formal Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Muhammad Azmat Ali Khan, popularly known as Azmat Jah, will formally succeed as the Nizam of Hyderabad, Hindustan Times reported while citing persons familiar with the situation. Mukarram Jah, who passed away in the Turkish capital of Istanbul last week and was …

Hyderabad: Thousands gathered to bid adieu to the last titular Nizam VIII, Mukarram Jah Bahadur, at Asaf Jahi ancestral graveyard on the Macca Masjid premises. The last titular Nizam’s grave was adjacent to the grave of his father, Mir Himayat Ali Khan. Home minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali, scores of TRS leaders, AIMIM MLAs Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri, Jaffer Hussain Meraj, …

Hyderabad: When the titular eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Barkat Ali Khan Siddiqi Mukarram Jah, passed away on Saturday in Istanbul, Turkey, it triggered a flood of memories for many people, including his family, close friends, and acquaintances who had met him and been moved by his down-to-earth charm. Bilgrami, grandson of Nawab Mehdi Yar Jung Bahadur, the seventh Nizam …

Hyderabad: Despite inheriting a rich legacy and a huge fortune that left the world awestruck, Nizam Mir Barket Ali Khan Walashan Siddiqi Mukarram Jah Bahadur, the titular eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, maintained a low profile and died in obscurity. Barket Ali Khan, the grandson of Hyderabad’s last Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, died in Istanbul, Turkey at 10.30 pm on …

Hyderabad: The death of 90-year-old Mir Mukarram Jah — the titular Nizam and a grandson of the last Nizam Osman Ali Khan — ends the legacy of the yesteryear royalty of a one-time princely state. Faiz Khan, a trustee of the Mukarram Jah Trust, said, “He was a simple man and the funeral is going to be in a simple …

A grandson of the last Nizam of erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad has filed a complaint with police here against some of his relatives alleging that they submitted false and fabricated documents to claim 35 million pounds belonging to the former ruler lying in a bank in Britain. Nawab Najaf Ali Khan, grandson of seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan …