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| pre-nominals = General His Highness Moazzam Jah, Walashan Shahzada [[Nawab]] Sir
| name = Mir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Bahadur
| post-nominals = [[Knight Commander of the Indian Empire|KCIE]]
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| birth_place = Eden Garden, [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|09|15|1907|12|21|df=yes}}
| death_place = Fern Villa, Red Hills, [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Princess Niloufer]]|1931}} Razia Begum Sahiba Sahibzadi Anwari Begum Sahiba
| issue = Shahamat Jah Fatima Fouzia Begum Amina Marzia Begum Begum Sahiba Aliya Kulsum Sakina Begum
| full name = Sahebzadeh Mir Shuja'at Ali Khan Siddiqui Beyfendi Moazzam Jah
| house = [[House of Asaf Jah]]
| father = [[Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII|Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII]]
| mother = Dulhan Pasha Begum{{cn|date=June 2020}}

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'''Moazzam Jah, Walashan Shahzada [[Nawab]] [[Mir (title)|Mir]] [[Sir]] Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Siddiqui Bahadur''', [[Order of the Indian Empire|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 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, Anwari Begum Saheba and Razia 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''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/prince-moazzam-jah-and-his-nocturnal-court/article22274568.ece|title=Prince Moazzam Jah and his nocturnal court|last=Seshan|first=K. S. S.|date=2017-12-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-08-05|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Jah stayed at the [[Hill Fort Palace]], Hyderabad.

The popular [[Moazzam Jahi Market]] of [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]] is named after him.

==Early life==
Jah was born as Mir Shujaat Ali Khan on 2 January 1908. His father was [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], the last [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad State]] of British India. Jah's mother Dulhan Pasha Begum was the first wife of Osman Ali Khan. Jah had an elder brother [[Azam Jah]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Zubaida Yazdani |authorlink1=Zubaida Yazdani |title=The Seventh Nizam: The Fallen Empire |date=1985 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |page=306 |isbn=9780951081907 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oXluAAAAMAAJ&q=moazzam+jah+born}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Elizabeth Hamilton |title=The Feringhees: Sir Robert and Sir William—Two Europeans in India Volume 1: The Proud Empire; Volume 2: The Straight Race |date=2016 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=9780199093618 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BsBDDwAAQBAJ&q=moazzam+jah+dulhan+pasha&pg=PT329}}</ref>

During his youth, Jah was popularly known as Junior Prince. He received an annual grant from his father, the Nizam.<ref name="Hindu"/>

==Poet==
Jah was fond of poetry. He composed Urdu poems and ''[[ghazal]]''s under the pseudonym "Shahji". He setup his own court of poetry in the [[Hill Fort Palace]] in which around 30 Urdu poets from as far as [[Lucknow]] and [[Delhi]]. Poets like [[Abrar Hasan khan]] [[Asar malihabadi]] and many famous poets participate. The court met at night only. The poets used to arrive at his court during the evening. A dinner was held at midnight. Jah used to recite the poems composed by himself at the court. After him, the other poets used to recite their own. It continued until the ''[[adhan]]'' (Islamic call to prayer) of the [[Fajr prayer]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web |author1=KSS Seshan |title=Prince Moazzam Jah and his nocturnal court |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/prince-moazzam-jah-and-his-nocturnal-court/article22274568.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=23 May 2019 |date=25 December 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 12 November 1931, Jah married [[Princess Niloufer|Niloufer]], aged 15, a princess of the [[Ottoman Empire]] at [[Nice]] in France. On the same day, Jah's elder brother [[Azam Jah]] married Niloufer's cousin [[Durru Shehvar]]. These weddings were held as "union of two great dynasties" by contemporary records. Niloufer's inability to bear any child strained their marriage. In 1952, after 21 years of marriage, they officially divorced.<ref>{{cite web |title=Niloufer, the beguiling princess of Hyderabad |url=https://telanganatoday.com/niloufer-beguiling-princess-hyderabad |publisher=[[Telangana Today]] |access-date=23 May 2019 |date=11 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite web |title=Love, loss and longing: The journey of a Princess |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Love-loss-and-longing-The-journey-of-a-Princess/articleshow/50468726.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=23 May 2019 |date=6 January 2016}}</ref>

In 1948, Jah married for a second time to Razia Begum, after separation from [[Princess Niloufer]].<ref name="TOI"/>

==Titles==

*1907-1929: Moazzam Jah, Walashan Shahzada [[Nawab]] [[Mir]] Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Bahadur
*1929-1945: [[Colonel]] Moazzam Jah, Walashan Shahzada Nawab Mir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Bahadur
*1945-1946: [[General]] Moazzam Jah, Walashan Shahzada Nawab Mir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Bahadur
*1946-1947: General Moazzam Jah, Walashan Shahzada Nawab Mir [[Sir]] Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]]
*1947-1987: General [[His Highness]] Moazzam Jah, Walashan Shahzada Nawab Mir Sir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, KCIE

==Honours==

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*[[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]]-1935
*[[King George VI Coronation Medal]]-1937
*Nizam Silver Jubilee Medal (mil.)-1937
*Tunis Victory Medal-1942
*Hyderabad War Medal-1945
*[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (KCIE)-1946

==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]

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