Azmet Jah Explained

Mir Muhammad Azmet Ali Khan
Nizam of Hyderabad
Succession:Head of House of Asaf Jah
Reign:14 January 2023 – present
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Mukarram Jah
Coronation:20 January 2023
Full Name:Walashan Nawab Azmet Jah, Sahibzada Mir Muhammad Azmet Ali Khan Bahadur, The Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar, with the style of His Exalted Highness
Birth Date:23 July 1960
Birth Place:London, England
Spouse:Zeynap Naz Güvendiren
House:House of Asaf Jah
Father:Mukarram Jah
Mother:Esra Birgen
Native Lang1:Alma mater
Native Lang1 Name1:

Nizam Mir Muhammad Azmet Ali Khan, Asaf Jah IX, known as Azmet Jah (also spelt as Azmat Jah, born 23 July 1960), is the current head of the House of Asaf Jah and claims the title of Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar since 20 January 2023, though the government of India has not recognised such titles since 1971.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life, family and education

Azmet Jah was born on 23 July 1960 in Paddington, London, to Mukarram Jah and Esra Jah,[6] [7] during the reign of his great-grandfather, Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad. He did his early schooling in London. He attended the University of Southern California, from where he graduated in 1984.[8] He married in London in 1996 to Zeynap Naz Güvendiren. They have two children, a daughter and a son.[9] [10]

Career

He is a professional photographer and cinematographer and has worked with Steven Spielberg and Lord Richard Attenborough.[11] [12]

He has wielded the camera for Hollywood films, such as Basic Instinct, Navy Seals and Life of Charlie Chaplin.[13]

In 2011, he stated that he was working on two films, one on Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (the first President of Turkey) and another one on his great grandfather, Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, the Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan.[13]

Accession

Azmet Jah acceded to the throne of the former Hyderabad State on 14 January 2023, following the death of his father, Mukarram Jah.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Azmet Jah's ceremonial coronation took place on 20 January 2023.[20] [21] The coronation ceremony of Azmet Jah followed a pattern similar to the coronations of the Nizams before him, but it was a simple ceremony only attended by a few close friends. It was not recognized by the state government.[22] It was held at Khilwat Mubarak at Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad.[23]

Succession dispute

In the aftermath of Azmet Jah's coronation, the Majlis E Shabzadegan Society, consisting of over 4,500 extended family members (sahibzada and sahibzadi) of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, issued a press release alleging that Azmet Jah has neglected to take up the responsibilities of the family and instead chose Raunaq Yar Khan as the ninth Nizam of Hyderabad.[24]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2023-01-21 . Azmat Jah is Nizam IX . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-01-24 . 0971-751X.
  2. Web site: Alamgir . Mir . 2023-01-21 . Hyderabad: Azmet Jah named as 9th Nizam at a formal ceremony at Chowmahalla Palace . 2023-01-21 . The Siasat Daily . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2023-01-15 . Mukarram Jah, titular eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, dies at 89 . 2023-01-15 . The Indian Express . en.
  4. Web site: Khan . Sameer . 2023-01-15 . Mukarram Jah, grandson of Hyderabad's last Nizam Osman Ali Khan, passes away . 2023-01-15 . The Siasat Daily . en-US.
  5. Web site: pavan . 2020-07-19 . I Have Always Had a Love and Connection to Hyderabad: Prince Azmet Jah . 2023-01-15 . You and I . en-US.
  6. Web site: Paul . Sanjay Samuel . 2023-01-20 . Azmet Jah set to take charge of Nizam Trusts . 2023-01-20 . Deccan Chronicle . en.
  7. Web site: Today . Telangana . 2023-01-21 . Asaf Jahi family declares Azmat Ali Khan as successor of eight titular Nizam . 2023-01-21 . Telangana Today . en-US.
  8. Book: Zubrzycki, John . The last Nizam : an Indian prince in the Australian outback . 2006 . Pan Macmillan . 978-1-4050-3722-8 . Sydney . 156785529.
  9. Web site: Tomar . Ajay . 2023-01-22 . Hollywood cinematographer Azmet Jah, '9th Nizam' of Hyderabad, will handle education trust . 2023-01-24 . The South First . en-GB.
  10. Web site: 2007-12-08 . William Dalrymple on the rulers of Hyderabad . 2023-01-16 . the Guardian . en.
  11. Web site: Glimpses of the history . 2023-01-16 . Deccan Chronicle.
  12. Web site: The Hindu: `I belong to a lot of countries' – H.E.H. Prince Mukarram Jah and Princes Azam Jah and Azmet Jah in an exclusive tete-e-tete with Syeda Farida . 27 January 2023 . 6 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120806120645/http://www.mahbubia.com/Prince%20Mukarram%20Jah%27s%20Interview.htm . dead .
  13. Web site: Return of the Royals. Telegraph India. 22 February 2014. 7 October 2020.
  14. Web site: Azmat Jah Declared As Hyderabad's Titular Nizam IX After Father's Death . 2023-01-21 . NDTV.com.
  15. Web site: 2023-01-15 . Prince Mukarram Jah Bahadur, Eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, passes away in Turkey . 2023-01-15 . Hindustan Times . en.
  16. Web site: Nizamuddin . Md . 2023-01-18 . Photographer and filmmaker son Azmet will succeed Mukarram Jah . 2023-01-19 . Deccan Chronicle . en.
  17. Web site: Mukarram Jah, last Nizam of Hyderabad, dies in Istanbul at 89 . 2023-01-16 . Mukarram Jah, last Nizam of Hyderabad, dies in Istanbul at 89 . en.
  18. Web site: Titular 8th Nizam of Hyderabad Mukarram Jah Dies In Turkey . 2023-01-16 . NDTV.com.
  19. Web site: Syed Akbar . Jan 19, 2023 . Who will succeed Hyderabad Nizam Mukarram Jah. 2023-01-19 . The Times of India . en.
  20. Web site: Mukhopadhyay . Sounak . 2023-01-21 . Meet Azmat Jah: Hyderabad's new Nizam who worked with Steven Spielberg . 2023-01-24 . mint . en.
  21. Web site: Syed Akbar. Jan 22, 2023 . In Hyderabad, Azmet Jah coronated as the successor of Mukarram Hyderabad News - Times of India . 2023-01-24 . The Times of India . en.
  22. Web site: TNN. Jan 22, 2023 . Azmet secret coronation draws big flak in Hyderabad Hyderabad News - Times of India . 2023-01-24 . The Times of India . en.
  23. Web site: Alamgir . Mir . 2023-01-21 . Hyderabad: Azmet Jah named as 9th Nizam at a formal ceremony at Chowmahalla Palace . 2023-01-24 . The Siasat Daily . en-US.
  24. News: The Hindu Bureau . Another claimant to Nizam IX title . 30 May 2023 . The Hindu . 10 February 2023.

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