Azmet Jah

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 pretender to the title of Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar since 20 January 2023.[1][2][3][4][5]

Mir Muhammad Azmet Ali Khan
Crown Prince of Hyderabad
Head of House of Asaf Jah
Tenure14 January 2023 – present
Coronation20 January 2023
PredecessorMukarram Jah
HeirMurad Jah
Born (1960-07-23) 23 July 1960
London, England
SpouseZeynap Naz Güvendiren
IssueMurad Jah
Names
Walashan Nawab Azmet Jah, Sahibzada Mir Muhammad Azmet Ali Khan Bahadur, the Prince of Berar, with the style of His Exalted Highness
Alma mater
HouseHouse of Asaf Jah
FatherMukarram Jah
MotherPrincess Esra Birgen
ReligionSunni Islam

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.[5] He attended the University of Southern California, from where he graduated in 1984.[8][5] He married in London in 1996 to Zeynap Naz Güvendiren, daughter of Altan Güvendiren, and has a son named Murad Jah.[5][9][10]

Career

He is a professional photographer and cinematographer[9] and has worked with Steven Spielberg and Lord Richard Attenborough.[5][11][12]

He has wielded the camera for Hollywood films, such as Basic Instinct, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 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.[9][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 4500 extended family members (shabzada and shabzadi) 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]

See also

References
  1. Bureau, The Hindu (21 January 2023). "Azmat Jah is Nizam IX". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. Alamgir, Mir (21 January 2023). "Hyderabad: Azmet Jah named as 9th Nizam at a formal ceremony at Chowmahalla Palace". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  3. "Mukarram Jah, titular eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, dies at 89". The Indian Express. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. Khan, Sameer (15 January 2023). "Mukarram Jah, grandson of Hyderabad's last Nizam Osman Ali Khan, passes away". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. pavan (19 July 2020). "I Have Always Had a Love and Connection to Hyderabad: Prince Azmet Jah". You and I. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. Paul, Sanjay Samuel (20 January 2023). "Azmet Jah set to take charge of Nizam Trusts". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. Today, Telangana (21 January 2023). "Asaf Jahi family declares Azmat Ali Khan as successor of eight titular Nizam". Telangana Today. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. Zubrzycki, John (2006). The last Nizam : an Indian prince in the Australian outback. Sydney: Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4050-3722-8. OCLC 156785529.
  9. Tomar, Ajay (22 January 2023). "Hollywood cinematographer Azmet Jah, '9th Nizam' of Hyderabad, will handle education trust". The South First. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  10. "William Dalrymple on the rulers of Hyderabad". the Guardian. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  11. "Glimpses of the history". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  12. "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". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  13. "Return of the Royals". Telegraph India. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  14. "Azmat Jah Declared As Hyderabad's Titular Nizam IX After Father's Death". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  15. "Prince Mukarram Jah Bahadur, Eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, passes away in Turkey". Hindustan Times. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  16. Nizamuddin, Md (18 January 2023). "Photographer and filmmaker son Azmet will succeed Mukarram Jah". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  17. "Mukarram Jah, last Nizam of Hyderabad, dies in Istanbul at 89". Mukarram Jah, last Nizam of Hyderabad, dies in Istanbul at 89. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  18. "Titular 8th Nizam of Hyderabad Mukarram Jah Dies In Turkey". NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  19. Syed Akbar (19 January 2023). "Who will succeed Hyderabad Nizam Mukarram Jah". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  20. Mukhopadhyay, Sounak (21 January 2023). "Meet Azmat Jah: Hyderabad's new Nizam who worked with Steven Spielberg". mint. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  21. Syed Akbar (22 January 2023). "In Hyderabad, Azmet Jah coronated as successor of Mukarram | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  22. "Azmet secret coronation draws big flak in Hyderabad | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  23. Alamgir, Mir (21 January 2023). "Hyderabad: Azmet Jah named as 9th Nizam at a formal ceremony at Chowmahalla Palace". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  24. The Hindu Bureau (10 February 2023). "Another claimant to Nizam IX title". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

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