Succession of Azmat Jah as Custodian of Nizam’s Properties: Coronation Details and Historical Context

Mir Muhammad Azmat Ali Khan, known as Azmat Jah, is poised to succeed his father, Prince Mukarram Jah, as the Nizam of Hyderabad following Mukarram Jah’s recent death in Istanbul, Turkey. This transition was confirmed by sources close to the matter. Mukarram Jah, the eighth and last titular Nizam, had previously declared Azmat Jah as his heir apparent. Azmat Jah, who was born to Mukarram Jah’s first wife, Princess Esra, will be formally declared as the successor during a ceremonial coronation at Chowmahalla Palace following his father’s mourning period in February. Despite the abolition of the Nizam title in 1971, Azmat Jah will serve as the custodian of the Nizam’s properties in Hyderabad and India. Historian Md Safiullah, associated with Deccan Heritage Trust, confirmed that Azmat Jah was acknowledged as the heir apparent of Mukarram Jah when he was born in 1960, while the seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, was still alive. Azmat Jah, a professional photographer and cinematographer who completed his education in London and California, has worked with notable figures such as Steven Speilberg and Richard Attenborough.

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