Azam Jah

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General Azam Jah, Walashan Nawab Mir Sir Himayat Ali Khan Bahadur, GCIE, GBE, (21 February 1907-9 October 1970) was the eldest son of the seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan Asif Jah VII; As Prince of Berar, he was a minor monarch in his own right.

His wife was Princess Durr-e-Shevar who was one of the daughters of Abdul Mejid II, the last Ottoman Caliph and cousin and heir of the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. It has been suggested that through this dynastic union of one of the richest ruling Muslim families with the impoverished and exiled House of Osman, the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad hoped to acquire the Caliphate for his descendants. His oldest son, Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah is the current pretender to the throne of Hyderabad.

He lived at Bella Vista, Hyderabad, a 10 acre palace near Hussain Sagar.

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1907-1911: Second Wali Ahad Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur

1911-1936: Wali Ahad Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur

1936-1937: Major His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Prince of Berar, General of the Hyderabad State Forces.

1937-1943: Major His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Prince of Berar, General of the Hyderabad State Forces.

1943-1946: Major His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Prince of Berar, General of the Hyderabad State Forces, GBE

1946-1970: Major His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Nawab Mir Sir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Prince of Berar, General of the Hyderabad State Forces, GCIE, GBE