Mukarram Jah, 8th and last Nizam of Hyderabad, dies at 89 in Turkey

Telangana By Ajay Tomar January 15, 2023 Read the article

Mukarram Jah Bahadur, the titular eighth and last Nizam of Hyderabad, died on the night of Thursday, 12 January, in Istanbul.

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The 89-year-old, who was born in Nice, France, was the successor and grandson of the last Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur, and lived in Turkey.

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Mukarram Jah’s desire was that his last resting place be in his homeland. For this, his family will be travelling to Hyderabad.

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Since 1967, he was the chairperson of Nizam’s Charitable Trust and Mukarram Jah Trust for Education & Learning (MJTEL).

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He was born on 6 October, 1933, to Azam Jah and Princess Duru Shehvar. Mukarram’s father was Mir Himayat Ali Khan, the first son of Mir Osman Ali Khan.

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His mother Princess Duru Shehvar was the daughter of the last Sultan of Turkey (Ottoman Empire), Sultan Abdul Mejid II.

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After Hyderabad acceded to the Indian Union, Mukarram Jah’s father served as Raj Pramukh of the state from 26 January, 1950 to 31 October, 1956.

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Mukarram was officially called the Prince of Hyderabad until 1971, when the titles and the privy purses were abolished.

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Nizam Mukarram was also the richest man in India until the 1980s, when he lost some assets in divorce settlements.

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Congress leader and former minister Shabbir Ali demanded state funeral and an official holiday 17 January.

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