Nizam scion's birthday to be held on grand note

Purani Haveli : Following the exciting news of winning the 70-year-long legal dispute in the UK High Court on Wednesday, contesting Pakistan's claim over funds belonging to the late 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, worth around 35 million pounds, the Mukarram Jah Trust for Education & Learning decided to celebrate Mukarram Jah's (titular Nizam) birthday on a grand note.

According to a press release, the 86th birthday of 8th Nizam Nawab Mir Barkat Ali Khan, Mukarram Jah will be celebrated as 'founder's day' at the trust office in Purani Haveli on October 6. Dr Mir Asghar Hussain, former Director of Human Resource and Education Development Management and Planning, UNESCO, for inter-cultural cooperation and dialogue preservation of cultural heritage, will be the chief guest. Former DGP M A Basith will preside over the function. M A Faiz Khan and Khaleel Ahmed, the trustees, will attend as guests of honor.

Mukarram Jah was born on October 6, 1933. He is the elder son of crowned prince Azam Jah Bahadur and Princess Durru Shehwar. After a few years of education at Madarsa-e-Alya and a year at the Jagirdars College (now Hyderabad Public School), in the early 1940s, the young Prince was admitted in the Doon School at Dehradun, where he finished most of his schooling. He then completed the rest of his education in Harrow, Peterhourse, Combridge, the London School of Economics and Sandhurst Military Academy.

In the year 1957, Nizam VII officially declared Mukarram Jah, his grandson, as his successor. After the demise of Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan, Mukarram Jah Bahadur became the titular Nizam of Hyderabad from April 6, 1967 to December 28, 1971. The coronation was held at Chowmohalla Palace and was attended by representatives of the Government of India and the same was confirmed by the President of India through the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

The Mukarram Jah Trust for Education Learning (MJTEL) was formed on December 8, 1971, with an aim for imparting quality education to boys and girls without distinction of the class, community, creed or religion to which they may belong may derive benefit.