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{{Short description|Nawab of the Carnatic in India (born 1951)}}
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Al-Hajj '''[[Nawab]] Ghulam Muhammad 'Abdu'l 'Ali Khan Bahadur''' (born 9 August 1951) is the current and eighth titular [[Nawab of the Carnatic|Prince of Arcot]], holding this title since July 1993 after the death of his father, Ghulam Mohammed Abdul Khader.<ref name="hindu1">{{Cite web|author=Staff writers|title=Web site on Nawabs of the Carnatic|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/02/01/stories/2004020100120200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040218012719/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/02/01/stories/2004020100120200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 February 2004|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 February 2004}}</ref> The family traces its origin back to the second [[Caliph]] [[Umar ibn al-Khattab]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff writers|title=Web site on Nawabs of the Carnatic|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081513680300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041222000122/http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081513680300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2004|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 August 2004}}</ref>
{{Infobox royalty
| name        = Muhammed Abdul Ali
| title        = [[Carnatic Sultanate#Prince of Arcot|Princes of Arcot]]
| image        = <!-- optional image -->
| caption      =
| succession  = 8th Prince of Arcot
| reign        = July 1993 – present
| predecessor  = Ghulam Mohammed Abdul Khader
| spouse      = Sayeeda Begum
| issue        = {{unbulleted list| Nawabzada Mohammed Asif Ali<br> Nawabzada Mohammed Naser Ali}}
| house        = [[Nawabs of the Carnatic|House of Arcot]]
| father      = Ghulam Mohammed Abdul Khader
| mother      = Shamsunissa Begum
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1951|8|9}}
| birth_place  = Arcot, Tamil Nadu, India
| religion    = [[Islam]]
}}
Al-Hajj '''[[Nawab]] Ghulam Muhammad 'Abdu'l 'Ali Khan Bahadur'''; (born 9 August 1951) is the current and eighth titular '''[[Prince of Arcot]]''' and head of the [[Nawabs of the Carnatic|House of Arcot]] in Tamil Nadu, India. He succeeded his father, [[Ghulam Mohammed Abdul Khader]], as Prince in July 1993. Although the princely title is no longer legally recognised, it continues as a hereditary distinction acknowledged by the [[Government of India]] for ceremonial and cultural purposes.<ref name="TOI2023">{{Cite news |date=2023-04-26 |title=Prince of Arcot receives meritorious service award |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/prince-of-arcot-receives-meritorious-service-award/articleshow/99774169.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251009150204/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/prince-of-arcot-receives-meritorious-service-award/articleshow/99774169.cms |archive-date=2025-10-09 |access-date=2025-10-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name="Hindu2019">{{Cite news |title=HC rules in favour of the Prince of Arcot |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/hc-rules-in-favour-of-the-prince-of-arcot/article29356323.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208105959/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/hc-rules-in-favour-of-the-prince-of-arcot/article29356323.ece |archive-date=2024-12-08 |access-date=2025-10-09 |work=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref><ref name="hindu1">{{Cite web |title=The Hindu : The House of Arcot |url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/02/01/stories/2004020100120200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040218012719/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/02/01/stories/2004020100120200.htm |archive-date=2004-02-18 |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=www.hindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Web site on Nawabs of the Carnatic |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081513680300.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125061701/http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081513680300.htm |archive-date=25 January 2013 |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=www.hindu.com}}</ref>


He was [[Sheriff of Madras]] in 1984 and 1988.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.princeofarcot.org/princes.html|title=Princes of Arcot|accessdate=24 July 2017}} </ref>
== Early life and education ==
Muhammed Abdul Ali was born on 9 August 1951 in Arcot, Tamil Nadu, as the eldest son of Nawab Ghulam Mohammed Abdul Khader and Shamsunissa Begum.<ref name="OfficialSite">{{Cite web |title=PRINCES {{!}} princeofarcot |url=https://www.princeofarcot.in/princes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251009135341/https://www.princeofarcot.in/princes |archive-date=2025-10-09 |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=princeofarcot |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=From our online archive |title=King of the city |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2011/Mar/17/king-of-the-city-236240.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251009134949/https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2011/Mar/17/king-of-the-city-236240.html |archive-date=2025-10-09 |access-date=2025-10-09 |work=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>


He is married to Sayeeda Begum and has two sons, Nawabzada Mohammed Asif Ali and Nawabzada Mohammed Naser Ali.
He undertook the pilgrimage (''Hajj'') to Mecca in 1966, along with his family and staff, a notable religious journey in his youth.<ref name="OfficialSite" />
 
== Accession ==
Following the death of his father in July 1993, Abdul Ali acceded as the eighth '''Prince of Arcot'''. His succession was ceremonially acknowledged at the family seat, [[Amir Mahal]], in Chennai.<ref name="OfficialSite" />
 
Under post-independence protocol, the Prince of Arcot retains a place in the Indian order of precedence roughly equivalent to that of a state cabinet minister, in recognition of historical standing.<ref>{{cite book |last=Menon |first=V. P. |title=The Indian Constitution and the Princes |publisher=Orient Longman |year=1956 |page=}}</ref>
 
== Public life ==
Abdul Ali has continued the family's tradition of civic and charitable engagement. He served twice as '''[[Sheriff of Madras]]''' (now Chennai), in 1984–85 and 1988–89.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 January 1984 |title=Prince of Arcot appointed Sheriff of Madras |access-date= |work=The Hindu Archives}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=(India : State) |first=Madras |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5SUbAAAAYAAJ&q=Prince+of+Arcot++Sheriff+of+Madras&pg=PA4 |title=Report on the Administration of the Madras Presidency |date=1879 |publisher=Superintendent, Government Press |language=en}}</ref>
 
He founded the organisation '''Harmony India''' in the early 1990s to promote communal amity, secularism, and national integration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the Homepage of Shaikh Sadaqathullah (VU2 SDU) from India |url=https://www.qsl.net/vu2sdu/harmony.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251009143307/https://www.qsl.net/vu2sdu/harmony.html |archive-date=2025-10-09 |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=www.qsl.net}}</ref>
 
He also presides over the '''All India Muslim Educational Society (AIMES)''' and the '''Carnatic Family Association'''.<ref name="OfficialSite" />
 
Abdul Ali oversees the "''Prince of Arcot Endowments''", which administers various mosques, charitable trusts, and religious properties in Tamil Nadu, as well as endowed properties in Mecca and Medina. The body operates under the '''''"Prince of Arcot Endowment Act, 1922"'''''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/1923TN2 |title=The Prince of Arcot Endowments Act, 1922 |language=English}}</ref>
 
== Recognition and awards ==
In April 2023, the Indo-Australian Association of Chennai conferred upon him the '''Meritorious Service Award''' for promoting inter-faith harmony and communal peace.<ref name="TOI2023" />
 
In 2019, the [[Madras High Court]] dismissed a public interest litigation seeking to revoke his title and associated privileges, finding the title use and related facilities permissible under existing arrangements.<ref name="Hindu2019" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Plea to remove Prince of Arcot title rejected |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/Sep/06/plea-for-removal-of-nawab-alis-prince-of-arcot-title-rejected-2030113.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=6 September 2019 |access-date=9 October 2025}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==
Muhammed Abdul Ali is married to Sayeeda Begum. They have two sons:<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSwTX7qFaBY |title=Chennai -ல இப்படி ஒரு பிரமாண்டமான அரண்மனை-யா? {{!}} Live Visit {{!}} Palace Tour |date=2022-06-13 |last=Aval Vikatan |access-date=2025-10-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
* '''Nawabzada Mohammed Asif Ali''', the heir-apparent and current Dewan to the Prince of Arcot; and 
* '''Nawabzada Mohammed Naser Ali'''.<ref name="OfficialSite" />
 
He resides at [[Amir Mahal]], Chennai, and is known for his interests in literature, art, and horticulture.<ref name="OfficialSite" />
 
== Legacy ==
Although no longer a ruling figure in constitutional terms, Abdul Ali remains a prominent cultural and community leader in South India. He is consulted in inter-faith dialogues, heritage initiatives, and continues to represent the Carnatic nobility in ceremonial and philanthropic functions.<ref name="TOI2023" />


==See also==
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==External links==
==External links ==
*[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2004/02/01/stories/2004020100120200.htm House of Arcot], [[The Hindu]], dated 1 February 2004
 
* {{Cite web |title=Prince of Arcot - Official site |url=https://www.princeofarcot.in/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=princeofarcot |language=en}}
*{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080120192018/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2004/02/01/stories/2004020100120200.htm House of Arcot]}}, [[The Hindu]], dated 1 February 2004  
* {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lBx2ggBM1E |title=Privy Purse ख़त्म होने के बाद भी लाखों की पेंशन?! Prince of Arcot {{!}} History {{!}} Alif Laila E93 |date=2025-10-07 |last=Khabargaon |access-date=2025-10-09 |via=YouTube}}


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Muhammed Abdul Ali
Princes of Arcot
8th Prince of Arcot
ReignJuly 1993 – present
PredecessorGhulam Mohammed Abdul Khader
Born (1951-08-09) August 9, 1951 (age 75)
Arcot, Tamil Nadu, India
SpouseSayeeda Begum
Issue
  • Nawabzada Mohammed Asif Ali
    Nawabzada Mohammed Naser Ali
HouseHouse of Arcot
FatherGhulam Mohammed Abdul Khader
MotherShamsunissa Begum
ReligionIslam

Al-Hajj Nawab Ghulam Muhammad 'Abdu'l 'Ali Khan Bahadur; (born 9 August 1951) is the current and eighth titular Prince of Arcot and head of the House of Arcot in Tamil Nadu, India. He succeeded his father, Ghulam Mohammed Abdul Khader, as Prince in July 1993. Although the princely title is no longer legally recognised, it continues as a hereditary distinction acknowledged by the Government of India for ceremonial and cultural purposes.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Muhammed Abdul Ali was born on 9 August 1951 in Arcot, Tamil Nadu, as the eldest son of Nawab Ghulam Mohammed Abdul Khader and Shamsunissa Begum.[5][6]

He undertook the pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca in 1966, along with his family and staff, a notable religious journey in his youth.[5]

Accession[edit | edit source]

Following the death of his father in July 1993, Abdul Ali acceded as the eighth Prince of Arcot. His succession was ceremonially acknowledged at the family seat, Amir Mahal, in Chennai.[5]

Under post-independence protocol, the Prince of Arcot retains a place in the Indian order of precedence roughly equivalent to that of a state cabinet minister, in recognition of historical standing.[7]

Public life[edit | edit source]

Abdul Ali has continued the family's tradition of civic and charitable engagement. He served twice as Sheriff of Madras (now Chennai), in 1984–85 and 1988–89.[8][9]

He founded the organisation Harmony India in the early 1990s to promote communal amity, secularism, and national integration.[10]

He also presides over the All India Muslim Educational Society (AIMES) and the Carnatic Family Association.[5]

Abdul Ali oversees the "Prince of Arcot Endowments", which administers various mosques, charitable trusts, and religious properties in Tamil Nadu, as well as endowed properties in Mecca and Medina. The body operates under the "Prince of Arcot Endowment Act, 1922".[11]

Recognition and awards[edit | edit source]

In April 2023, the Indo-Australian Association of Chennai conferred upon him the Meritorious Service Award for promoting inter-faith harmony and communal peace.[1]

In 2019, the Madras High Court dismissed a public interest litigation seeking to revoke his title and associated privileges, finding the title use and related facilities permissible under existing arrangements.[2][12]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Muhammed Abdul Ali is married to Sayeeda Begum. They have two sons:[13]

  • Nawabzada Mohammed Asif Ali, the heir-apparent and current Dewan to the Prince of Arcot; and
  • Nawabzada Mohammed Naser Ali.[5]

He resides at Amir Mahal, Chennai, and is known for his interests in literature, art, and horticulture.[5]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

Although no longer a ruling figure in constitutional terms, Abdul Ali remains a prominent cultural and community leader in South India. He is consulted in inter-faith dialogues, heritage initiatives, and continues to represent the Carnatic nobility in ceremonial and philanthropic functions.[1]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Prince of Arcot receives meritorious service award". The Times of India. 26 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "HC rules in favour of the Prince of Arcot". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Hindu : The House of Arcot". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Web site on Nawabs of the Carnatic". www.hindu.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "PRINCES | princeofarcot". princeofarcot. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  6. ↑ From our online archive. "King of the city". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Menon, V. P. (1956). The Indian Constitution and the Princes. Orient Longman.
  8. ↑ "Prince of Arcot appointed Sheriff of Madras". The Hindu Archives. 3 January 1984.
  9. ↑ (India : State), Madras (1879). Report on the Administration of the Madras Presidency. Superintendent, Government Press.
  10. ↑ "Welcome to the Homepage of Shaikh Sadaqathullah (VU2 SDU) from India". www.qsl.net. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  11. ↑ The Prince of Arcot Endowments Act, 1922.
  12. ↑ "Plea to remove Prince of Arcot title rejected". The New Indian Express. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  13. ↑ Aval Vikatan (13 June 2022). Chennai -ல இப்படி ஒரு பிரமாண்டமான அரண்மனை-யா? | Live Visit | Palace Tour. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via YouTube.

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Preceded by
Ghulam Mohammed Abdul Khader 		Prince of Arcot
4 July 1993–present 		Incumbent
Heir:
Mohammed Asif Ali
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