Sahebzada Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Azam Jah (Urdu: 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, Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and Sahebzadi Azamunnisa Begum, daughter of Sahebzada Mir Jahangir Ali Khan Siddiqi.
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Life
In 1936, he was given the courtesy title of prince of Berar, a territory of the Nizam then leased in perpetuity to the 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 Caliph Abdülmecid II, in Nice on 12 November 1932. They had two sons together; their marriage ended in divorce in 1954.
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.
He lived at Bella Vista, Hyderabad, a 10-acre (40,000 m2) palace near Hussain Sagar.
Titles
1907–1912: Second Wali Ahad Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur
1912–1934: Wali Ahad Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur
1934–1937: 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, GBE
1947–1970: General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar, GCIE, GBE
Notable philanthropy
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 - His Highness Prince Azam Jah.
Honours and legacy
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 – 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
Himayatnagar, Maharashtra
Himayatnagar, Ranga Reddy district
Himayat Sagar
Himayat Bagh, Aurangabad
Himayat (mango)