Azmat Jah To Succeed As Nizam Of Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Jan 21 (Maxim News): After the demise of Prince MukarramJah Mir Barkat Ali Khan, his son Mir Muhammad Azmat Ali Khan, popularly known as Azmat Jah is likely to formally succeed as the Nizam of Hyderabad.
According to sources, he will also probably take over Nizam Trusts at his father’s request. Since the Indian government abolished the title in 1971, the 63-year-old will not have the title of Nizam IX
The professional photographer and cinematographer, Azmat Jah attended school in London and received his degree from California. He reportedly collaborated with people like Steven Spielberg and Richard Attenborough. Azmat Jah was born to Mukarram Jah’s first wife Princess Esra on July 23, 1960, and was named heir apparent after his birth by the Seventh Nizam. Mir Osman Ali Khan who was still alive then
The last Nizam of Hyderabad Mukarram Jah passed away in Turkey and was laid to rest in the family’s vault in the forecourt of Mecca Masjid. He was named the successor by Mir Osman Ali Khan on June 14, 1954. In 1967, he was crowned at Chowmahalla Palace, and in 1971, he was referred to as the Prince of Hyderabad. He held the title of India’s richest person up to the year the 1980s. (Maxim News)
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