Nizam Mir Barkat Ali Khan Siddiqi Mukarram Jah, Asaf Jah VIII, also known as Mukarram Jah, was the titular Nizam of Hyderabad between 1967 and 1971, a descended from famed Islamic royalty in India and Turkey, who later fled to Australia and became a sheep farmer. Jah was the eldest son of Azam Jah and Dürrüşehvar Sultan and was named successor to the title of Nizam of Hyderabad by Mir Osman Ali Khan his grandfather. He became the titular Nizam after his grandfather's death in 1967. Following 26t... moreNizam Mir Barkat Ali Khan Siddiqi Mukarram Jah, Asaf Jah VIII, also known as Mukarram Jah, was the titular Nizam of Hyderabad between 1967 and 1971, a descended from famed Islamic royalty in India and Turkey, who later fled to Australia and became a sheep farmer. Jah was the eldest son of Azam Jah and Dürrüşehvar Sultan and was named successor to the title of Nizam of Hyderabad by Mir Osman Ali Khan his grandfather. He became the titular Nizam after his grandfather's death in 1967. Following 26th Amendment to the Indian constitution in 1971, the Indian government cut off the Nizam’s allowance and abolished the royal court’s title. In 1972, he traveled to Australia to visit a friend from Harrow and Cambridge, George Hobday. He loved the environment and settled there becoming a sheep farmer. In 1996 he sold the farm and moved to Turkey where stayed until his death. He was married five times and had a total of 6 children.
