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	\| death_place = Yalghadap-Khanapur, Hyderabad-Deccan, [[Hyderabad State]] India		\| death_place = Yalghadap-Khanapur, Hyderabad-Deccan, [[Hyderabad State]], India
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	'''Sir Viqar ul-Umara, Iqtidar ul-Mulk, Iqbal ud-Dowla, Secundar Jung, [[Nawab]] Muhammad Fazl-ud-din Khan Bahadur''', {{post-nominals\|post-noms=[[Order of the Indian Empire\|KCIE]]}} (13 August 1856 – 15 February 1902) ~~served as~~ the [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad]] from 1893 to 1901 and '''Amir e Paigah''' from 1881 to 1902.<ref name="B1">{{cite book \|title=The Days of the Beloved \|last1=Lynton \|first1=Harriet Ronken \|last2=Rajan \|first2=Mohini \|year=1974 \|publisher=[[University of California Press]] \|isbn=0-520-02442-7 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DhYjiciXlwwC&pg=PA83 \|pages=83–105}}</ref>		'''Sir Viqar ul-Umara''', '''Iqtidar ul-Mulk''', '''Iqbal ud-Dowla''', '''Secundar Jung''', [[Nawab]] '''Muhammad Fazl-ud-din Khan Bahadur''' {{post-nominals\|post-noms=[[Order of the Indian Empire\|KCIE]]}} (13 August 1856 – 15 February 1902), was the [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad]] from 1893 to 1901, and also served as the '''Amir e Paigah''' from 1881 to 1902.<ref name="B1">{{cite book \|title=The Days of the Beloved \|last1=Lynton \|first1=Harriet Ronken \|last2=Rajan \|first2=Mohini \|year=1974 \|publisher=[[University of California Press]] \|isbn=0-520-02442-7 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DhYjiciXlwwC&pg=PA83 \|pages=83–105}}</ref>

	The town of [[Vikarabad]] and [[Secundar Guda]] Village is named after him.		The town of [[Vikarabad]] and [[Secundar Guda]] Village is named after him.

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{{Infobox person
| pre-nominals = H.E. Nawab Sir Viqar-ul-Umara, Iqtidar ul-Mulk, Iqbal ud-Daula,
| post-nominals = Secundar Jung
| name = Muhammad Fazl-ud-Din Khan Bahadur, [[Knight Commander of the Indian Empire|KCIE]], [[Kaiser-i-Hind]],
| image = Sir Viqar-ul-Umra.jpg
| family = [[Paigah family]]
| spouse = Lady Vikar ul Umra (Princess Jahandar un-nisa Begum Saheba), Muneer Un-nisa Begum, Dr. Gul Bai Vicajee
| children = H.E. Nawab Sultan ul-Mulk Bahadur, H.E. Nawab Wali ud-Dowla, Sahibzadi Liyaqat un-nisa Begum, Sahibzadi Tabarak un-nisa Begum
| father = Amir e Kabir III Nawab Raheeduddin Khan Bahadur, Shams-ul-Umara IV
| mother = Princess Hashmath un-nisa Begum Saheba (daughter of H.H. Nawab Sikandar Jah Bahadur, Nizam III of Hyderabad)
| relatives = [[Nawab Asman Jah Bahadur|Asman Jah]] (cousin) <br> [[Asaf Jah VI]] (brother-in-law) <br> [[Asaf Jah V]] (father-in-law)
| birth_date = 13 August 1856
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Hyderabad State]] India
| death_date = 15 February 1902 (age 45)
| death_place = Yalghadap-Khanapur, Hyderabad-Deccan, [[Hyderabad State]] India
| burial_place = [[Paigah Tombs]], [[Hyderabad]]
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{{Infobox officeholder | embed = yes
| office = [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad]]
| term_start = 1893
| term_end = 1901
| predecessor = [[Sir Asman Jah|Nawab Asman Jah]]
| successor = [[Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad]]
| monarch = [[Asaf Jah VI]]
| office2 = Amir-e-Paigah
| term_start2 = 1881
| term_end2 = 1902
| predecessor2 = Nawab Raheeduddin Khan Bahadur
| successor2 = Nawab Sultan ul Mulk Bahadur
}}
|}}
'''Sir Viqar ul-Umara, Iqtidar ul-Mulk, Iqbal ud-Dowla, Secundar Jung, [[Nawab]] Muhammad Fazl-ud-din Khan Bahadur''', {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]]}} (13 August 1856 – 15 February 1902) served as the [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad]] from 1893 to 1901 and '''Amir e Paigah''' from 1881 to 1902.<ref name="B1">{{cite book |title=The Days of the Beloved |last1=Lynton |first1=Harriet Ronken |last2=Rajan |first2=Mohini |year=1974 |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |isbn=0-520-02442-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DhYjiciXlwwC&pg=PA83 |pages=83–105}}</ref>

The town of [[Vikarabad]] and [[Secundar Guda]] Village is named after him.

==Early life and ancestry==
Viqar-ul-Umra was born as Muhammad Fazluddin Khan on 13 August 1856 to Rashiduddin Khan and Hashmatunnisa Begum. Viqar-ul-Umra's maternal grandmother was Bashirunnisa Begum, a daughter of H.H. [[Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II|Nizam Ali Khan]] Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar.{{sfn|Lyton|1992|p=86}}

Viqar-ul-Umra was a member of the [[Paigah family]]. The family was hierarchically second to the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. The family members were staunch loyalists of the Nizam.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Safvi |first1=Rana |title=The Paigah's necropolis |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/the-paigahs-necropolis/article22481683.ece|work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=1 April 2019 |date=21 January 2018}}</ref> The family descends from the [[Rashidun caliphate|Rashidun caliph]] [[Umar]] (R.A). One of the family's ancestor is the Sufi saint [[Fariduddin Ganjshakar]]. Another ancestor Muhammad Abu’l Khair Khan was a ''[[mansabdar]]'' during Mughal emperor [[Aurangzeb]]'s reign.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

==Tenure as prime minister==
[[File:Viqar-ul-Ulama Buggy.jpeg|thumb|200px|left|Viqar ul-Umara in buggy (c. 1900)]]
[[File:Tomb of Sir Vicar ul-Umra.jpg|thumb|200px|upright 0.6|left|Tomb of Sir Vicar ul-Umra in [[Hyderabad]]]]
During his years as prime minister, he made valuable contributions in the field of education. The education department, the engineering school, the law classes, [[Andhra Pradesh State Assembly|the legislative Council]] and the [[Asafia State Library|Asafia Library]] were opened under his prime-ministership.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

He was the fifth [[Amir]] of a noble family, the [[Paigah family|Paigahs]], and was the maternal grandson of [[Asaf Jah III]].

Sir Muhammad Fazl ud-din built the magnificent palace like [[Falaknuma Palace]] as his residence, which took 9 years to build and was completed in 1893.

He also built the magnificent [[Paigah Palace]] in the European style of architecture, after he gave the Falaknuma palace to [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]], where he spent his life. He built [[Vikhar Manzil]], near [[Hussain Sagar]] lake.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

==Architecture==
Viqar-ul-Umra commissioned the [[Spanish Mosque]] (original name: Jama Masjid Aiwan-e-Begumpet) at [[Begumpet]], Hyderabad in 1887. He started its construction after getting inspired by [[Spanish architecture]] during one of his trips to Spain. It is built in the [[Moorish architecture]] style and has [[calligraphy]], [[horseshoe arch]]es and influences of [[Ancient Roman architecture|Roman architecture]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Syed Akbar |title=On Independence Day, Spanish mosque in Hyderabad will open to all faiths |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/on-independence-day-spanish-mosque-in-begumpet-to-open-for-people-of-all-faiths/articleshow/65346575.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=31 March 2019 |date=11 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gopalan |first1=Madhumita |title=The Spanish mosque: Moorish architecture in the heart of Hyderabad |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/spanish-mosque-moorish-architecture-heart-hyderabad-50366 |publisher=The News Minute |access-date=31 March 2019 |date=24 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hyderabad's Spanish mosque: A serene place of worship and acceptance |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/spanish-mosque-hyderabad-a-serene-place-of-worship-and-acceptance-visit-my-mosque/article24703946.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=31 March 2019 |date=16 August 2018}}</ref>

Viqar-ul-Umra constructed the [[Falaknuma Palace]] in 1893. Later Nizam [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI|Mahbub Ali Khan]] bought this palace. This palace was built with a blend of [[Architecture of Italy|Italian]] and [[Tudor architecture]] and the ceiling is adorned with [[fresco]]s. It also has the world's largest dining wall in which chairs made of [[rosewood]] are present. Currently, it is a hotel, leased to [[Taj Hotels]]. Notable dignitaries to stay in this palace include [[Nicholas II of Russia|Czar Nicholas II]], [[George V]], [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]], [[Narendra Modi]] and [[Ivanka Trump]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mirror to the sky: All about the Falaknuma Palace, playing regal host to Ivanka Trump|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mirror-sky-all-about-falaknuma-palace-playing-regal-host-ivanka-trump-72305 |publisher=The News Minute |access-date=31 March 2019 |date=28 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Taneja |first1=Richa |title=All About Hyderabad's Falaknuma Palace Where PM Modi, Ivanka Trump Will Dine |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hyderabad-s-falaknuma-palace-where-pm-modi-ivanka-trump-will-dine-10-points-1780669 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=31 March 2019 |date=27 November 2017}}</ref>

After Nizam bought the Falaknuma Palace, Viqar-ul-Umra built the [[Paigah Palace]] (originally known as Aiwan-e-Viqar) for himself. The Zenana Mahal in it was built with a blend of [[Gothic Revival architecture|Neo Gothic]], [[Indo-Saracenic architecture|Indo-Saracenic]] and [[Mughal architecture]]. A part of the palace houses the [[Consulate General of the United States, Hyderabad|U.S. consulate]] and a part of it is inhabited by his descendants.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Saumya |first1=Kota |title=A palace straight out of a storybook |url=https://telanganatoday.com/palace-straight-storybook |publisher=Telangana Today |access-date=31 March 2019 |date=11 November 2017}}</ref> By {{circa|1900}}, he built scores of monuments, public buildings, Dams, water reservoirs, artificial lakes, and about 21 palaces and mansions in the state of Hyderabad including the palace of [[Paigah Palaces of Begumpet]] also known as [[Aiwan-e-Begumpet]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Palace with a view |url=https://www.thehindu.com/mp/2004/03/24/stories/2004032400410300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=31 March 2019 |date=24 March 2004}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Viqar-ul-Umra founded the city of [[Vikarabad]] in present-day [[Telangana]] state, India. This town is named after him. In this beautiful town with a mini hill station of Ananthgiri hills, he constructed the Sultan Manzil for his son Nawab Sultan-Ul-Mulk, post-office, police station, Hospital, Sanitarium, Vikarabad Bazar, Kotpally dam, Vikarabad lake and a hunting lodges imported from London in 1882.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vikarabad is a gift of Paigahs |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/131016/vikarabad-is-a-gift-of-paigahs.html |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=31 March 2019 |date=13 October 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In {{circa|1873}}, Viqar-ul-Umra married Jahanderunnisa Begum. She was the fourth daughter of H.H. Nizam [[Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V]] Tahniyath Ali Khan]] and a sister of H.H. Nizam [[Mahboob Ali Khan]]. After Nawab Viqar-ul-Umra Bahadur was knighted, she took the title Lady Viqar-ul-Umra.{{sfn|Lyton|1992|p=90}} Their son Mukhtaruddin Khan was born on 3 November 1875. He later became the Amir-i-Paigah-Viqar-ul-Umra (Amir-i-Paigah of Viqar-ul-Umra branch).{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} They also had a daughter – Liaqatunnisa Begum.

In 1878, Viqar-ul-Umra married Munirunnisa Begum, the daughter of Nawab Hamza Ali Khan Bahadur. Their son Waliuddin Khan was born on 13 March 1880. He later served as the [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad]]. They also had a daughter – Taharaqunnisa Begum.

Although Viqar-ul-Umra's previous marriages were [[Arranged marriage|arranged]], he fell in love with Dr. Gulbai Viccajee, a Hyderabadi [[physician]]. They first met at [[Mumbai]].{{sfn|Lyton|1992|p=103}} In 1900, they married. As she was a [[Zoroastrian]] by faith (colloquially known as [[Parsis|Parsi]]), she converted to Islam to marry him. She took the name Nur Jahan Begum. After marriage, she left her medical profession and lived in ''[[purdah]]'' at [[Vikhar Manzil]].{{sfn|Lyton|1992|p=104}}

Viqar-ul-Umra died while hunting at [[Yalghadap - Khanapur]] (in present-day [[Nizamabad district]] in [[Telangana]]) on 15 February 1902. He is buried at the [[Paigah Tombs]].

===Polo===
Viqar-ul-Umra was an avid player of [[polo]]. He discovered the sport during a tour to Europe and later brought it to [[Hyderabad]]. He went on to popularise the sport amongst the [[nobility|nobles]] of the state. He also constructed polo grounds in the state and organized polo tournaments for the royal families.<ref name="Viqar-ul-Umra">{{cite web |title=Who was Viqar-ul-Umra |url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31809&articlexml=Who-was-Viqar-ul-Umra-23082014106032 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=31 March 2019 |date=23 August 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040919030526/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/31/stories/2003123100350300.htm Feature on a palace he built]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212103737/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/06/stories/2006100612200400.htm The Hindu feature on Paigah tombs]

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