Moazzam Jah

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Moazzam Jah, Walashan Shahzada Nawab Mir Sir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Siddiqui 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 Azamunnisa Begum (Dulhan Pasha Begum). 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, Razia Begum Saheba and Anwari Begum Saheba. In 1947, he was granted the personal style of Highness by the King-Emperor George VI. He was a poetry enthusiast who had close ties with the poet Najm Afandi after the latter moved from Agra to Hyderabad State. The Prince also wrote poetry under the pen name Shahji. Jah stayed at the Hill Fort Palace, Hyderabad. The popular Moazzam Jahi Market of Hyderabad is named after him.

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