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Moazzam Jah

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Father
  
Osman Ali Khan

Place of burial
  
Hyderabad

House
  
Nizam of Hyderabad

Name
  
Moazzam Jah

Mother
  
Dulhan Pasha Begum


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Born
  
21 December 1907Eden Garden, Hyderabad (
1907-12-21
)

Issue
  
Shahamat JahFatima Fouzia BegumAmina Marzia BegumBegum SahibaAliya KulsumSakina Begum

Died
  
September 15, 1987, Hyderabad

Parents
  
Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII

Spouse
  
Princess Niloufer (m. 1931–1952), Razia Begum Sahiba, Sahibzadi Anwari Begum Sahiba

Children
  
Sakina Begum, Aliya Kulsum, Amina Marzia Begum, Shahamat Jah, Fatima Fouzia Begum

Muazzam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayaffendi Bahadur, KCIE (21 December 1907 – 15 September 1987), was the son of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and his first wife Dulhan Pasha Begum.

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Moazzam Jah Moazzam Jah with his children Fatima Fouzia Aliya Kulsum Shahamat

He first married Princess Niloufer (4 January 1916 – 12 June 1989), one of the last princesses of the Ottoman empire. He later had two other wives, Anwari Begum Saheba and Razia Begum Saheba. In 1947, he was granted the personal style of Highness by the King-Emperor George VI.Having had issued One son and five daughters. Sahebzada Mir Shahmat Ali Khan, Shahmat Jah, Sahebzadi Fathina Fauzia Begum, Sahebzadi Amina Marzia Begum, Sahebzadi Alia Kulsum Begum, Sahebzadi Sakina Begum and Sahebzadi ..... Fathima Begum. All born at Fern Villa, Red Hills. He was a poetry enthusiast who had close ties with the poet Najm Afandi after Najm moved from Agra to Hyderabad Deccan.

Moazzam Jah Moazzam Jah and Niloufer Maharajah Pinterest History

He stayed at the Hill Fort Palace, Hyderabad.

The popular Moazzam Jahi Market of Hyderabad is named after him.

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Titles

  • 1907-1929: Muazzam Jah, Walasham Sahebzada Nawab Mir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Bahadur
  • 1929-1945: Colonel Muazzam Jah, Walasham Sahebzada Nawab Mir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Bahadur
  • 1945-1946: General Muazzam Jah, Walasham Sahebzada Nawab Mir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Bahadur
  • 1946-1947: General Muazzam Jah, Walasham Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, KCIE
  • 1947-1987: General His Highness Muazzam Jah, Walasham Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, KCIE
  • Honours

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  • King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935
  • King George VI Coronation Medal-1937
  • Nizam Silver Jubilee Medal (mil.)-1937
  • Tunis Victory Medal-1942
  • Hyderabad War Medal-1945
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE)-1946
  • References

    Moazzam Jah Wikipedia