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1884 - 1920 H.E. The Hon Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Haji Mirza Sir Amir ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur [Farrukh Mirza], Nawab of Loharu, KCIE (22.6.1897, CIE 2.1.1893). b. at Loharu, 26^th January 1860, eldest son of H.E. Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Allah ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Loharu, by his wife, Nawab Shams un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Rafi ud-Daula, Hafiz ul-Mulk, Nawab Muhammad Jalal ud-din Khan Bahadur, Mansur Jang, the last Nawab of Najibabad, educ. privately at Delhi. Managed the state on behalf of his ailing father 1883-1884 and succeeded him on his death, 31^st October 1884. Formally invested with full ruling powers, at Loharu, 27^th February 1885. MLA Punjab 1889-1901, Superintendent of Malerkotla State 1893-1902, Advisor to the Superintendent of Malerkotla State 1902-1905, Mbr Central Legislative Council of India 1895-1897, Mbr Indian Council of State, attached to the Indian Political Dept in Mesopotamia 1915, served in the Great War 1914-1918 in the Middle East. Abdicated in favour of his eldest surviving son, April 1920. He came out of retirement and served as Regent of the state for his infant grandson, 30^th October 1926 to 21^st November 1931. Granted a permanent salute of 9-guns, 1^st January 1903. Rcvd: KIH silver medal (1877), Delhi Durbar gold medals (1903 and 1911), 1915 star, India Service, Allied Victory (1918) and Silver Jubilee (1935) medals. m. (first) at Delhi, 5^th August 1877, Nawab Akhtari Begum Sahiba (b. at Delhi, 1867; d. 1906, bur. Loharu enclosure, Dargah of Qutb Sahib, Mahrauli), daughter of Sahibzada Mirza Shihab ud-din Ahmad Khan. m. (second) 1918, Nawab Amat ul-Rahim Begum Sahiba. m. (third) 1923, Nawab Jamila Begum Sahiba. m. (i) 1904, Sarkar Mahal Sahiba. m. (ii) Jamila Khatun Sahiba. m. (iii) 1930, … Khanum Sahiba. He d. at Delhi, 19^th January 1937 (bur. there at the Loharu enclosure, Dargah of Qutb Sahib, Mahrauli), having had issue, nine sons and seven daughters:

1) Nawabzada Mirza Muiz ud-din Ahmad Khan [Akbar Mirza]. b. at Delhi, 1885 (s/o Akhtari Begum), educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore. He d.s.p. 1900.

2) H.E. Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Aiz ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur [Azam Mirza], Nawab of Loharu (s/o Akhtari Begum) - see below.

3) Sahibzada Mirza Izaz ud-din Ahmad Khan [Shahrukh Mirza]. b. at Loharu House, Delhi, 25^th February 1887, educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore and Mayo Coll, Ajmer. m. (first) at Delhi, 1909, Bilqis Begum Sahiba, daughter of Mirza Akbar 'Ali Khan. m. (second) Suburi Begum Sahiba. He d. 27^th August 1957, having had issue, seven sons and four daughters:
- a) Sahibzada Mirza Imam ud-din Ahmad Khan. b. at Delhi, 1911 (s/o Bilqis Begum).
- b) Sahibzada Itimad ud-din Ahmad Khan [Shah Jahan Mirza] (s/o Bilqis Begum).
- c) Sahibzada Maslah ud-din Ahmad Khan (s/o Bilqis Begum).Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- d) Sahibzada Shamsher 'Ali Khan (s/o Bilqis Begum).
- e) Sahibzada Fakhr ud-din Ahmad Khan (s/o Bilqis Begum).
- f) Sahibzada Amir ud-din Ahmad Khan (s/o Bilqis Begum). He had issue, a daughter:
- g) Sahibzada Sa'ad ud-din Ahmad Khan (s/o Suburi Begum).
- a) Sahibzadi Roshanak Begum (d/o Suburi Begum). m. Mian Mahmud ‘Ali Kasuri (b. 1910), educ. King’s Coll, Cambridge, Barr-at-Law, Snr Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan, Vice-Chair Pakistan People’s Party 1970, MNA for Lahore, Minister for Law under Bhutto, son of Maulana Abdul Qadir Kasuri, sometime Presdt Indian National Congress (Punjab). She had issue, two sons.
- b) Sahibzadi Asiba Begum (d/o Suburi Begum).
- c) Sahibzadi Nawshaba Begum (d/o Suburi Begum).
- d) Sahibzadi Gowhar Begum (d/o Suburi Begum). m. Muzaffar ud-din, a Pakistani Naval Officer. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

4) Sahibzada Mirza Rukn ud-din Ahmad Khan. b. at Loharu House, Delhi, 1888. He d. 1890.

5) Sahibzada Mirza Aitizaz ud-din Ahmad Khan [Humayun Mirza], IPM (1930). b. at Malerkotla, 6^th September 1899 (s/o Akhtari Begum), educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore and Mayo Coll., Ajmer. Cdt. Loharu Camel Sowars, nazim of Loharu 1918-1919, Acting 2^nd-Lieut. IA, served in the Afghan War as ADC to the GOC Baluchistan district 1919, Political Agent Punjab 1919-1920, Joined Indian Police as Assist. Supt. 1920, Acting Supt. 1926, prom. Supt. 1930, Officer-in-charge Special Enquiries Agency 1941, opted for Pakistan 1947, Inspector-General of Police Special Branch 1947-1951. m. (first) 1918, Mumtaz Begum Sahiba. m. (second) Imtiaz Khanum. He was k. in an air crash near Jhelum, 1951, having had issue three sons and two daughters:
- a) Major Sahibzada Mirza Asad ud-din Ahmed Khan [Asad Mirza]. b. 21^st January 1920 (s/o Mumtaz Begum), educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore. Cmsnd. 2^nd-Lieut. IA 29/10/1942 attached to RIASC, prom. Lieut. 29/4/1943 attached IAC, served in WW2 1942-1945. He d.s.p.
- b) Major Sahibzada Mirza Aitizad ud-din Ahmad Khan [Kamgar Mirza], MBE (m 17.3.1944) (s/o Mumtaz Begum). Cmsnd. 2^nd-Lieut. IA 9/5/1944, attached Watson's Horse, IAC, transf. Indian Aux. Pioneer Corps, prom. Lieut. 9/11/1945, served in WW2 1944-1945. m. twice. He had issue, two daughters by each wife.
- c) Sahibzada Mirza Izzat ud-din Ahmad Khan [Hindal Mirza] (s/o Mumtaz Begum). He d. unm.
- a) Nawab Sara Sakina Banu Begum Sahiba. b. 1922. m. at Delhi, 12^th November 1934, as his third wife (div. 1947), Major H.E. Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Loharu (b. at Delhi, 23^rd March 1911), eldest son of Major H.E. Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Aiz ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Loharu. She d. at Lahore, Pakistand, 1977, having had issue, one daughter - see below.
- b) Sahibzadi Nur Jahan Bano Begum. b. 17^th September 1932. m. at Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 16^th March 1958, Iqbal Faruque (b. 15^th March 1931), educ. St Joseph's Coll., Northpoint, Darjeeling, Group Executive Dir. Ghulam Faruque Group until 2005, Dir. Cherat Cement Co. Ltd., Cherat Papersack Ltd., Mirpurkhas Sugar Mills Ltd., etc., second son of The Hon Khan Ghulam Faruque Khan Bahadur, CIE , OBE, HPk, from Shaidu, in Akora Khattak, NWFP, sometime Governor of East Pakistan, MNA, Senator and Minister for Commerce, by his first wife, Zulfara Begum. She d. at Karachi, Sind, Pakistan, 17^th July 2003, having had issue, one son and one daughter.

6) Sahibzada Mirza Afzal ud-din Ahmad Khan (s/o Jamila Khatun).

7) Sahibzada Mirza Jamil ud-din Ali Khan. b. at Delhi, 1^st January 1926 (s/o Jamila Khatun). A distinguished Urdu poet and writer under the name of "Jamiluddin Aali", famous for nationalist songs including one celebrating the detonation of Pakistan's first atomic bomb. Journalist on the Urdu daily newspaper "Jang" since 1963, Mbr. of the Senate of Pakistan 1997-2000, Chair. Senate Standing Ctee. on Education & Technological Research. Author of "A Dictionary of Selected Economic Idioms" (2001), "Iceland" (2002), "Calm Under the Whirlpool: Doha Verses" (2003), "Dohay" (2003), "Bus ek gosha-i-bisaat" (2004), etc. Hon. Sec. Anjuman-i-Taraqqi-i-Urdu Pakistan since 1949, Hon. Dep. Chair. Senate of the Federal Urdu Univ. of Arts, Science & Technology since 2002, Sec. Pakistan Writers Guild, etc. Hon. D.Lit. (Karachi Univ. 1995). Rcvd: the Order of Pride of Performance 2^nd class (Hilal-e Imtiaz). m. Sahibzadi Tayyaba Banu Begum, daughter of Sahibzada Mirza Samsan ud-din Ahmad Khan, by his wife, Anwari Begum Sahiba, daughter of Muhammad Ishaq Khan. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
- a) Sahibzada Mirza Aziz ud-din Ahmad Khan [Zulqarnain Jamil Aali]. b. at Karachi, Sind, 14^th August 1949. Joined United Bank Ltd., currently Senior Vice-Presdt. & Regional CEO for Karachi, actor in TV dramas. m. 17^th April 1976, Mona Begum, nee Naheed Sidiqqui. He had issue, three daughters:
  - i) Sahibzadi Sara Begum. m. Khalid Wyne.
  - ii) Sahibadi Maria Begum. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - iii) Sahibzadi Khaula Begum.
- b) Sahibzada Mirza Naseer ud-din Ahmad Khan, educ. Karachi Univ. (B.Pharm.).
- c) Sahibzada Mirza Zameer ud-din Ahmad Khan [Murad Jamil]. b. at Karachi, Sind, 7^th October 1958, educ. Dawood Coll. of Engineering & Technology, Karachi (BA 1985), and UCLA, California, USA (M.Arch. 1990). Sometime architect with the Bechtel Corp. in California, Chief Executive & Principal Architect Murad Jamil & Assoc. since 1998. Founder Trustee Islamabad Sch. of Architecture, Convenor ARCHVISION 2003. m. 25^th December 1988, Sumaira Begum [Sumaira Shafqat-Jamil] (b. at Karachi, Sind, 28^th January 1964), daughter of Dr Syed Hamid Shafqat, MB, FCPS, FRCP, FACC, sometime Dir. and Professor of Cardiology at the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, by his wife, Sara Begum. He has issue, two sons:
  - i) Ghazain Farrukh Jamil.
  - ii) Saif Naseemi Jamil.
- a) Sahibzadi Humaira Begum. m. …Mustafa.
- b) Sahibzadi Rabia Begum. m. … Shadab.

8) Sahibzada Mirza Iftikhar 'Ali Khan.

9) Sahibzada Mirza Sher 'Ali Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

1) Sahibzadi Fakhr un-nisa Begum Sahiba (eldest d/o Akhtari Begum). m. at Loharu House, Delhi, 1898, Sheikh Shri Sheikh Husain Mian Sahib, Shaikh of Mangrol (b. at Mangrol, 1858; d.s.p. there 29^th June 1908), elder son of Meherban Shaikh Shri Shaikh Muhammad Badr ud-din Mian Sahib Bahadur [Bapu Mian], Shaikh of Mangrol. She had issue, an only child, who died young - see India (Mangrol).

2) Nawab Bilqis Begum Sahiba [Lady Ahmad] (second d/o Akhtari Begum). m. at Loharu House, Delhi, 4^th April 1902, Major Nawab Sir Ahmed Nawaz Khan Sadozzai, CIE (4.6.1934), OBE (m 1.8.1920) (b. at Dera Ismail Khan, February 1878; d. at Allahnawaz Castle, Dera Ismail Khan, 19xx), served in the Great War 1914-1918 (rcvd: 1914 star, Allied Victory and IGS medals), Third Afghan War 1919, Waziristan 1919-1921, MLC India 1931-1945, knighted 23^rd June 1936, rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medals (1903 and 1911), Silver Jubilee (1935) and Coron. (1937) medals. She had issue, two sons.

3) Nawab Shahar Banu Begum Sahiba. b. at Delhi, 1893 (d/o Akhtari Begum). m. at Loharu House, Delhi, 29^th April 1907, Nawab Muhammad Ibrahim 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Hanifi ul-Muzhab, Nawab of Pataudi (b. 1887; d. at Pataudi House, Delhi, 29^th November 1917), only son of Nawab Muzaffar 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Pataudi. She d. at Delhi, 18^th January 1969, having had issue, two sons and one daughter - see India (Pataudi).

4) Nawab Mehr Banu Begum Sahiba (d/o Akhtari Begum). m. at Loharu House, Delhi, 19xx, Nawab Ghulam Kutb ud-din Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Mamdot (b. 1889; d.s.p. March 1928), eldest son of Lieut. Nawab Nizam ud-din Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Mamdot, 2^nd Punjab Cavalry.

5) Sahibzadi Tahira Begum. b. 1928 (d/o Jamila Begum). m. 1950, Rao Rashid [Kanwar Sahib?].

6) Sahibzadi Nadira Begum. b. 1932 (d/o Jamila Begum). m. 1952, Nizam Paghmani.

7) Sahibzadi Chamu Begum.

1920 - 1926 Major H.E. Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Aiz ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur [Azam Mirza], Nawab of Loharu. b. at Loharu House, Delhi, 27^th December 1885, second and eldest surviving son of H.E. The Hon Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Sir Amir ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Loharu, KCIE, educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore. Succeeded on the abdication of his father, April 1920. Cmsnd. as temp. 2^nd-Lieut. IA 3/6/1919 attached 7^th Light Cavalry, served in the Afghan War 1919, prom. Hon. Capt. 1/1/1921, prom. Hon. Major 192x, Colonel-in-Chief Loharu Camel Transport Corps 1923-1926. m. (first) at Delhi, 1907, Nawab Fakhr Begum Sahiba (b. 1889; d. 1915), née Sahibzadi Zakia Sultan Begum, younger daughter of Sahibzada Mirza Bashir ud-din Ahmad Khan, by his wife, Sahibzadi Fatima Sultan Begum, daughter of Mirza Baqar 'Ali Khan. m. (second) 1916, Nawab Khadija Sultan Begum Sahiba (b. 1904; d. 1968), elder daughter of Sahibzada Muiz ud-din Ahmad Khan, by his wife, Sahibzadi Safdar Begum Sahiba, daughter of Sahibzada Mirza Nasir ud-din Ahmad Khan. He d. 30^th October 1926 (bur. Loharu enclosure, Dargah of Qutb Sahib, Mahrauli, Delhi), having had issue, four sons and three daughters:

1) H.H. Fakhr ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur [Shahryar Mirza], Nawab of Loharu (s/o Fakhr Begum) - see below.

2) Sahibzada Hafiz Haji Mirza Moin ud-din Ahmad Khan [Shahzada Mirza]. b. at Loharu House, Delhi, 26^th February 1912 (s/o Fakhr Begum), educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore and St Stephen's Coll., Delhi (BA). Sometime MD Loharu Electric Supply Co. Ltd. Rcvd: Coron. medal (1937). m. (first) at Delhi, 1935, Sahibzadi Arshia Banu Begum (b. 1921; d. 1949), daughter of Khan Bahadur Sahibzada Mirza Shams ud-din Ahmad Khan, sometime Nazim and Diwan of Loharu, by his wife, Jamila Khatun, daughter of Mirza Wadud Ahmad Khan. m. (second) … He had issue, three sons and three daughters:
- a) Sahibzada Sohail ud-din Ahmad Khan [Tughrul Mirza]. b. 1938 (s/o Arshia Banu Begum). m.
- b) Sahibzada Mateen ud-din Ahmad Khan [Bhezad Mirza].
- c) Sahibzada Arif ud-din Ahmad Khan [Arif Mirza].
- a) Sahibzadi Zareen Banu Begum.
- b) Sahibzadi Shareen Banu Begum. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- c) Sahibzadi Parveen Banu Begum. m. Mirza Miraj Ahmad Khan, son of Mirza Maqsud Ahmad Khan, by his wife, Iqbal Jahan Begum, daughter of Mirza Mahbub Ahmad Khan. She had issue, three sons and two daughters:
  - i) Mirza Najib Ahmad Khan.
  - ii) Mirza Wadud Ahmad Khan.
  - iii) Mirza Iraj Ahmad Khan.
  - i) Sahibzadi Zeiba Begum.
  - ii) Sahibzadi Deeba Begum.

3) Sahibzada Mirza Salah ud-din Ahmad Khan [Shahzaman Mirza]. b. at Loharu House, Delhi, 17^th May 1913 (s/o Fakhr Begum), educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore. Rcvd: Coron. Medal (1937). m. (first) 1932 (nikah) and 1935 (zifaf) (div.), Nawabzadi Habib un-nisa Roshan Ara Begum Sahiba [Habiba Sultan Begum] (b. at Damas, 4^thFebruary 1922),daughter of Major H.H. Mubariz ud-Daula, Muzaffar ul-Mulk, Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III Bahadur, Nusrat Jang, Nawab of Sachin, by his third wife, H.H. Nawab Nazir Sultan Jahan Begum Sahiba, daughter of Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah. m. (second) 1949, Saliha Begum Sahiba (b. 1931). He had issue, seven sons and one daughter:

a) Sahibzada Mirza Sabah ud-din Ahmad Khan. m. Farzana Begum, née Ghani. He had issue, two sons and a daughter:

i) Sahibzada Zia ud-din Ahmad Khan.
ii) Sahibzada Shuja ud-din Ahmad Khan.
i) Sahibzadi Saiyama Ahmad.

b) Sahibzada Mirza Muazam ud-din Ahmad Khan. m. Bazgha Begum, née Mohtashim. He had issue, a son and a daughter:

i) Sahibzada Mirza Rameez ud-din Ahmed Khan.
i) Sahibzadi Naureen Begum. m. Muzaffar Ali, son of Uzma Qutab (grand-daughter of Sail Sahib). She has issue, one daughter.

c) Sahibzada Mirza Taskhir ud-din Ahmad Khan [Thazeeb Mirza]. m. Iqbal Begum. He had issue, a son and a daughter:

i) Sahibzada Zameer ud-din Ahmad Khan.
i) Sahabzadi Aamra Bano Begum.

d) Sahibzada Mirza Jalal ud-din Ahmad Khan [Akbar Mirza]. m. Huma Begum, née Hashmi. He had issue, a son and two daughters:

i) Sahibzada Sa’ad Ahmad Khan.
i) Sahabzadi Rabia Jalal.
ii) Sahabzadi Areba Jalal. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

e) Sahibzada Mirza Tafseer ud-din Ahmad Khan [Bilal Mirza]. m. (first) Zubeda Begum. m. (second) Saleha Begum. He had issue, one son and four daughters:

i) Sahibzada Mirza Taha ud-din Bilal.
i) Sahibzadi Farina Amir Begum. m. Shahid Amir Khan, petroleum gas entrepreneur and son of renowned land lord and MLA Punjab.
ii) Sahibzadi Mahjabeen Bilal.
iii) Sahibzadi Nazneen Bilal.
iv) Sahibzadi Tehreem Bilal.

f) Sahibzada Mirza Muftakhar ud-din Ahmad Khan [Ahmad Mirza]. Engineer with Qatar Telecom, Doha, Qatar. m. (first) Robina Begum. m. (second) Najibah Begum, née Mehmood. He had issue, one son and three daughters:

i) Sahibzada Omar Muftakhar Ahmad Khan.
i) Sahibzadi Kaukab Muftakhar.
ii) Sahibzadi Ayesha Muftakhar.
iii) Sahibzadi Sumiya Muftakhar.

g) Sahibzada Mirza Misbah ud-din Ahmad Khan. m. Muniza Begum. He had issue, one son and one daughter:

i) Sahibzada Arsalan Mirza.
i) Sahibzadi Zynab Mirza.

a) Sahibzadi Unsia Bano Begum. Presdt Mustaqbil Pakistan. m. Dr Sharf ud-din Islahi. She has issue, two sons. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

4) Sahibzada Mirza Mohi ud-din Ahmad Khan. b. at Loharu House, Delhi, 20^th August 1920, educ. Aitchison Coll., Lahore and St Stephen's Coll., Delhi. m. at Delhi, 1938, Sahibzadi Shamsia Banu Begum (b. 1918), eldest daughter of Khan Bahadur Sahibzada Mirza Shams ud-din Ahmad Khan, sometime Nazim and Diwan of Loharu. He had issue, two sons and three daughters:
- a) Sahibzada Ghias ud-din Ahmad Khan.
- b) Sahibzada Saleh ud-din Ahmad Khan [Tahir Mirza]. m. Asama Begum Sahiba, elder daughter of Ihtiram ud-din Haidar, by his wife, Sahibzadi Alima Banu Begum, daughter of Khan Bahadur Sahibzada Mirza Shams ud-din Ahmad Khan, sometime Nazim and Diwan of Loharu.
- a) Sahibzadi Zafar Banu Begum. m. Ahmad Sohail Mirza, son of Mirza Fazal Ahmad, by his wife, Suriya Begum. She has issue, including one son.
- b) Sahibzadi Azhar Banu Begum. m. Kamal ud-din Muhammad.
- c) Sahibzadi Athar Banu Begum.

1) Sahibzadi Saida Banu Begum [Sarwari Begum] (d/o Fakhr Begum). m. 22^nd October 1933, as his first wife, Meherban Sardar Mir Sultan Alam Khan, Nawab of Belha and Surat (Senior) (b. 1913; d. 1989), son of Meherban Sardar Mir Masud Alam Khan Sahib, Nawab of Belha and Surat (Senior), CIE, by his wife, Mahmud un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Nawabzada Mir Mahmud Alam Khan Sahib. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see India Pensioners (Surat).

2) Sahibzadi Saida Banu Begum (d/o Fakhr Begum). m. Nawabzada Mir Sultan Alam, elder son of Meherban Sardar Mir Masud Alam, Nawab of Belha, CIE, Head of the House of Surat, by his wife, a daughter of Nawabzada Mir Mahmud Alam, of Belha. She had issue - see India Pensioners (Surat).

3) Sahibzadi Halima Banu Begum [Anwari Begum] (d/o Khadija Sultan Begum).

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