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{{Short description|Son of the last nizam of Hyderabad (1907–1970)}}
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*[[Mukarram Jah]]
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| full name = Sahebzada Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Azam Jah
| house = [[House of Asaf Jah]]
| father = [[Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII|Osman Ali Khan]]
| mother = Sahebzadi Azamunnisa Begum (Dulhan Pasha Begum)<ref>[http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/h/hyderabad.html Hyderabad] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323023339/http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/h/hyderabad.html |date=23 March 2009 }}, Indian Princely States website, accessed 2 July 2010</ref>
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'''Sahebzada Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Azam Jah''' ({{langx|ur|اعظم جاہ داماد والاشان صاحب زادہ نواب سر میر حمایت علی خان بہادر بے آفندی}}; 21/22 February 1907 – 9 October 1970) was the eldest son of the seventh and last [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII|Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII]] and Sahebzadi Azamunnisa Begum, daughter of Sahebzada Mir Jahangir Ali Khan Siddiqi.

==Life==

In 1936, he was given the courtesy title of [[prince of Berar]],<ref name="berar prince">{{cite book |last1=Haidar |first1=Navina Najat |last2=Sardar |first2=Marika |title=Sultans of Deccan India, 1500–1700: Opulence and Fantasy |date=13 April 2015 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |isbn=978-0-300-21110-8 |page=332 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oi4nBwAAQBAJ&dq=azam+jah+prince+berar&pg=PA332 |language=en}}</ref> a territory of the Nizam then leased in perpetuity to the [[United Kingdom|British]] and administered by them.

In 1931 Azam Jah married [[Dürrüşehvar Sultan]], a member of the [[House of Osman]] (formerly of the [[Ottoman Empire]]) and the daughter of the last [[Ottoman Caliphate|Ottoman Caliph]] [[Abdülmecid II]], in [[Nice]] on 12 November 1932. The marriage failed in 1954 after having two sons.{{Citation needed|date= March 2022}}

On the death of the seventh Nizam, the title passed to Azam Jah's elder son, Sahebzada Mir Barkat Ali Khan Siddiqi [[Mukarram Jah]], as the eighth Nizam. Whereas, Azam's younger son is Sahebzada Mir Karamat Ali Khan Siddiqi [[Muffakham Jah]].{{Citation needed|date= March 2022}}

He lived at [[Bella Vista, Hyderabad]], a {{convert|10|acre|m2|adj=on}} palace near [[Hussain Sagar]].<ref>{{cite news |title= The Prince and The Palace|url= http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/02/25/stories/2004022500270300.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040530154223/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/02/25/stories/2004022500270300.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 30 May 2004|newspaper= [[தி இந்து]]|date= 2004-02-25|access-date=3 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Deen Dayal's eyes capture bygone era|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-04-26/hyderabad/27818880_1_exhibition-salar-jung-museum-hyderabad|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111204145348/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-04-26/hyderabad/27818880_1_exhibition-salar-jung-museum-hyderabad|url-status= dead|archive-date= 4 December 2011|newspaper= [[தி டைம்ஸ் ஆஃப் இந்தியா]]|access-date=3 February 2012}}</ref>

==Titles==
*1907–1912: Second Wali Ahad [[Nawab]] [[Mir (title)|Mir]] Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur
*1912–1934: Wali Ahad Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur
*1934–1937: [[Major (rank)|Major]] [[His Highness]] Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, [[Prince of Berar]]
*1937–1942: [[General]] His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, [[Prince of Berar]]
*1942–1947: General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir [[Sir]] Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, [[Prince of Berar]], [[Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire|GBE]]
*1947–1970: General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, [[Prince of Berar]], [[GCIE]], GBE<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hyderabad State. |url=http://archive.org/details/listofleadingoff030666mbp |title=List Of Leading Officials Nobles And Personages |date=1937 |publisher=Hyderabad Residency Government Press |others=Osmania University, Digital Library Of India}}</ref>

==Notable philanthropy==
[[File:Azam jah.jpg|thumb|right|Prince Azam Jah son of [[Mir Osman Ali Khan|Asaf Jah 7]] laying the foundation stone of the mosque]]
The (Nizamia Mosque) now known as ([[London Central Mosque]]) was funded by the [[Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII]] and the foundation stone of the [[mosque]] was laid on Friday, 4 June 1937, by his eldest son - [[Highness|His Highness]] Prince Azam Jah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wokingmuslim.org/photos/is-rev-aug372.htm|title=Laying of foundation stone of London Nizamia Mosque, June 1937|work=wokingmuslim.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://twocircles.in/2010sep08/crescent_obscured_indian_muslims_britain.html|title=Crescent obscured: Indian Muslims in Britain|work=twocircles.in|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323162520/http://twocircles.in/2010sep08/crescent_obscured_indian_muslims_britain.html|archivedate=23 March 2012}}</ref>

==Honours and legacy==
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[[File:War Medal 39-45 BAR.svg|100px]]
[[File:King George V Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg|100px]]
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*[[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]] – 1935
*[[King George VI Coronation Medal]] – 1937
*Nizam Silver Jubilee Medal – 1937
*Tunis Victory Medal – 1942
*[[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]] (GBE) – 1943
*[[Defence Medal (United Kingdom)|Defence Medal]] – 1945
*[[War Medal 1939-1945]] – 1945
*Hyderabad War Medal – 1945
*(Hyderabad) Meritorious Service Medal-1945
*[[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (GCIE) – 1946

===Namesakes===
* [[Himayatnagar, Hyderabad]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.knowap.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54:a-history-behind-street-names-of-hyderabad-a-secunderabad&catid=14:cover-features&Itemid=69|title=A History behind Street Names of Hyderabad & Secunderabad|last=Administrator|website=knowap.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-08-05|archive-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619163139/http://www.knowap.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54:a-history-behind-street-names-of-hyderabad-a-secunderabad&catid=14:cover-features&Itemid=69|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Himayatnagar, Maharashtra]]
* [[Himayatnagar, Ranga Reddy district]]
* [[Himayat Sagar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.exploretelangana.com/himayat-sagar-lake-weekend-tourist-spot-of-hyderabad/|title=Himayat Sagar Lake – Weekend Tourist Spot of Hyderabad|website=exploretelangana.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619213815/http://www.exploretelangana.com/himayat-sagar-lake-weekend-tourist-spot-of-hyderabad/|archive-date=19 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Himayat Bagh|Himayat Bagh, Aurangabad]]
* [[Himayat|Himayat (mango)]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahmed |first1=Shelly |title=King of Fruits 'Mango' The Most Delicious And Sweetest! |url=https://www.hydnews.net/king-of-fruits-mango-the-most-delicious-and-sweetest/ |accessdate=18 November 2020 |work=Hyderabad News |date=19 May 2020 |quote=It is no wonder that the best varieties of mangoes from Indian Subcontinent bear royal names such as Jahangir and Himayuddin, Himayat (named after Mir Himayat Ali Khan Muazzam Jah Bahadur, eldest son of Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan, Nizam VII Mir [[Osman Ali Khan]] Bahadur).}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071130192541/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742647,00.html ''Time'' magazine feature]
*{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604145402/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/02/25/stories/2004022500270300.htm ''The Hindu'': "The prince and the palace"]}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060907101648/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/10/stories/2006021011660400.htm ''The Hindu'': "When marriage brought continents closer"]

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[[Category:1907 births]]
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[[Category:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]]
[[Category:Indian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Nawabs of India]]
[[Category:People from Hyderabad district, India]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian royalty]]
[[Category:Asaf Jahi dynasty]]

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