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{{short description|Eldest son of Mir Osman Ali Khan - the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad}}
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| pre-nominals = General His Highness Azam Jah, Damat Walashan Sahebzada [[Nawab]] Sir
| name = Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur Bayaffendi
| post-nominals = Prince of [[Berar Province|Berar]], [[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire|GCIE]], GBE
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| issue = [[Mukarram Jah]]<br/>[[Muffakham Jah]]
| 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 Azam unnisa 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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'''Azam Jah, Damat Walashan Sahebzada [[Nawab]] [[Sir]] [[Mir (title)|Mir]] Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur Bayaffendi''' ({{lang-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 Azam unnisa Begum, daughter of Sahebzada Mir Jahangir Ali Khan Siddiqi. In 1936 he was given the courtesy title of [[prince]] of [[Berar Province|Berar]], a territory of the nizam then leased in perpetuity to the [[United Kingdom|British]] and administered by them.

Azam Jah married [[Princess Durru Shehvar]], 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 after producing two sons.

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 eighth nizam. Whereas, Azam's younger son is Sahebzada Mir Karamat Ali Khan Siddiqi [[Muffakham Jah]].

==Residence==
He lived at [[Bella Vista, Hyderabad]], a {{convert|10|acre|m2|adj=on}} palace near [[Hussain Sagar]].

==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]] [[His Highness]] Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, [[Prince]] of [[Berar Province|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

==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:Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png|100px]]

[[File:Defence Medal BAR.svg|100px]]
[[File:War Medal 39-45 BAR.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}}</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]
*[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:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Nawabs of India]]
[[Category:People from Hyderabad district, India]]
[[Category:Indian knights]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian royalty]]
[[Category:Asaf Jahi dynasty]]

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