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The Lohani Dynasty

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1878 - 1918 H.H. Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sir Sher Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Palanpur, GCIE (1.1.1898, KCIE 2.1.1893). b. at Palanpur, 1852, only surviving son of H.E. Zubdat ul-Mulk, Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Zorawar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Diwan of Palanpur, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 28^th August 1878. Ascended the musnaid on the same day. Formally installed at the Zorawar Palace, Palanpur, 19^th September 1878. Assisted the British during the Second Afghan War in 1879. Raised to the hereditary title of Nawab together with the style of His Highness, and granted an enhanced personal salute of 13-guns, 1910. Attended the Coronation Durbars of King-Emperor Edward VII at Delhi in 1903 and King-Emperor George V at Delhi in 1911. An enlightened and conscientious ruler, he established a police force, schools for both boys and girls, introduced free primary education, built hospitals, founded travelling dispensaries and a library. He did much to improve agriculture by abolishing the traditional system of labour known as veith (similar to corvée), sinking water wells, improving irrigation and farm yields, and populating 68 new villages within the state. Road and rail links were also extended and improved during his reign. All this, despite suffering the calamity of three successive draughts and famines. Author of “Palanpur Rajya-no-Itihas” (1912). Rcvd: Delhi Durbar gold medals (1903 and 1911). m. at Palanpur, 1869, H.H. Begum Amir Bai Sahiba (d. at the Zenana Palace, Palanpur, 1902). He d. at the Zorawar Palace, Palanpur, 28^th September 1918 (bur. Lohani Maqbara, Palanpur), having had issue, three sons and two daughters:

1) Namdar Shri Nawabzada Fateh Muhammad Khan Bhadur, Wali-Ahad Sahib. b.. at the Zenana Palace, Palanpur, 1871 (s/o Amir Bai). He d.v.p. young, before 7^th July 1883.

2) Namdar Shri Nawabzada Taley Muhammad Khan Bhadur, Wali-Ahad Sahib, who succeeded as H.H. Zubdat ul-Mulk Shri Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sir Taley Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Palanpur (s/o Amir Bai) - see below.

3) Major Amir ul-Mulk, Nawabzada Yawar Husain Khan Bahadur [Yaru Bhai]. b. at the Zenana Palace, Palanpur, 9^th May 1887 (s/o Amir Bai), educ. privately and with the Imperial Cadet Corps, Dehra Dun. Maj Palanpur Iqbal Infantry. Hon ADC to Governor of Bombay 1/4/1911. Attended the Coronation Durbar at Delhi 1911. Mbr Royal Soc of Arts (GB), Chess Assoc, etc. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medal (1911). m. at Palanpur, 6^th February 1920, Fatima Zohra Bakhte Begum Sahiba. He d. from pneumonic influenza, 9^th March 1920 (bur. Lohani Maqbara, Palanpur), having had issue, a posthumous son:

a) Captain Amir ul-Mulk, Sahibzada Shri Atta Muhammad Khan Sahib. b.. at Palanpur, 1920. Hon Capt Palanpur Iqbal Infantry 1941. MLA (Idar Group) in the Bombay legislature 1949-1951. Mbr Willingdon Club (Bombay). Granted the personal title of Amir ul-Mulk 31st March 1944. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), and Coron (1937) medals. m. at Palanpur, 13^th October 1940 (nikah) and 24^th January 1941 (zifaf), Amber Jahan Begum, daughter of Khan Shri Sher Ahmad Khanji Sultan Muhammadkhanji Babi, of Matiyana, a bayad of Junagadh state. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- i) Sahibzada Shri Sher Muhammad Khan. b.. at Palanpur, 29^th December 1942. m. Sylvia, nèe Ray. He d. at Mumbai, Maharashtra, 23^rd November 2020, having had issue, one son:
  - (1) Sahibzada Shri Taimur Khan Palanpur. b.. at Bombay, September 1976, educ. St Xavier’s Coll, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Settled in the UK. Chef & Proprietor of Vagabond Foods, London, and The Spiced Hawk, Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Dir Templeton Foods Ltd since 2012, Vagabond Foods since 2017, Wollu Ltd since 2018, The Spiced Hawk Ltd since 2019, etc.
- ii) Sahibzada Shri ‘Ali Yawar Khanji Lohani. He d. at Mumbai, Maharashtra, 14^th December 2020.

1) Nawabzadi Sejbai Begum Sahiba (the eldest daughter) (d/o Amir Bai). m. Hizam ul-Mulk, Sahibzada Shri Zabardast Muhammad Khan Bahadur [Jabu Mian Sahib] (b. at Palanpur, 16^th December 1872; d. there, 1954, bur. there at the Lohani Maqbara), elder son of Sahibzada Shri Hussain Muhammad Khan. She d. at Palanpur, 13^th April 1935, having had issue, an only son - see above.

2) Nawabzadi ... Begum Sahiba. m. Sardar Muhammad ‘Ali, a tennis champion.

1918 - 1957 Colonel H.H. Zubdat ul-Mulk Shri Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sir Taley Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Palanpur, GCIE (1.1.1932, KCIE 5.6.1920), KCVO (17.3.1922). b. at the Rajgadhi, Palanpur, 7^th July 1883, eldest son of H.H. Zubdat ul-Mulk, Shri Diwan Mahakhan NawabSir Sher Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Palanpur, GCIE, by his wife, H.H. Begum Amir Bai Sahiba, educ. privately at Palanpur and Bombay, and with the Imperial Cadet Corps, Dehra Dun. Dir of Customs and Forestry Depts 1907-1911, MSC Palanpur State Council and Mbr in charge of Political, Judicial, Revenue, and Finance Depts 1911-1912. Appointed as Administrator of Palanpur State by his father 1912. Succeeded on his death, 28^th September 1918. Ascended the musnaid, at Zorawar Palace, Palanpur, on the same day. Formally installed at the Durbar Hall, Zorawar Palace, Palanpur, 27^th October 1918. Attached to the staff of Sir Henry McMahon during the State Visit of the Shah of Afghanistan 1907, cmsnd as Hon Lieut IA 1913, prom Hon Capt 1/11/1916, prom Hon Maj 18/1/1930, and Hon Lieut-Col 23/9/1936. Hon ADC to the Prince of Wales (later King-Emperor Edward VIII) during his Indian tour 1920-1921, Hon ADC to the King-Emperor George VI 11/12/1936-1946, Hon Extra ADC 25/1/1946-1952. Colonel-in-Chief Palanpur Iqbal Infantry 1922-1948, and 1^st Jammu and Kashmir Infantry (Raghupratap) 24/2/1926-1954. Granted an increased salute of 13-guns, in recognition of the war services of his troops, 1^st January 1921. Mbr Conference of Ruling Princes and Chiefs 1919, Indian delegate to the League of Nations 1928. Attended the Coronation Durbars of King-Emperor Edward VII at Delhi in 1903 and King-Emperor George V at Delhi in 1911, and the Coronation of the King-Emperor George VI and Queen Empress Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey in London in 1937. Signed the instrument of accession to the Dominion of India, 15^th August 1947. Merged his state into Bombay, 10^th June 1948. He did much to build on the legacy of his distinguished father, particularly in improving agriculture and farm yields, through crop diversification. He also introduced far-reaching political reforms by promulgating the Palanpur State Reforms Act in 1939 which, amongst other things, established the first Raj Sabha with a majority of elected members. Founder & Chair Indo-Egyptian Assoc. Patron King-Emperor George V Club. Mbr Royal Soc of Arts (GB), Bombay Natural History Soc, Asiatic Soc of Bombay, Willingdon Sports Club, Indian Poultry Club, etc. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver (1903 and 1911) Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937) and Indian Independence (1948) medals. m. (first) at the Zorawar Palace, Palanpur, 20^th January 1906, H.H. Sukhan Bai Sahiba (d. at Palanpur, 1954), daughter of Darbar Malik Shri Rustam Khanji, of Dasada. m. (second) at Bombay, 14^th September 1939, H.H. Jahan Ara Begum Sahiba (b. at Fairlie House, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 15^th September 1917; . at Nambour, Queensland, Australia, 9^th September 2003), educ. Bedgebury Park, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, and Heathfield Sch, Ascot, Berkshire, née Joan Alice Falkiner, who received the style of Her Highness the Begum of Palanpur in the final act of British sovereignty over India by the last Viceroy, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, at three minutes to midnight on 14^th August 1947, younger daughter of Leigh Sadleir Falkiner, Esq, of Wanganella Estate, New South Wales, and South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, by his wife, Beatrice Lyle, second daughter of Robert Edward Young, Esq, of Daylesford, Victoria, Australia. He d. at Mount Abu, Rajasthan, 20^th May 1957 (bur. Lohani Maqbara, Palanpur), having had issue, one son and three daughters:

1) H.H. Zubdat ul-Mulk Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Iqbal Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Palanpur (s/o Sukhan Bai) - see below.

1) Nawabzadi Umrao Jahan Bakhte Sahiba. b. at the Zorawar Palace, Palanpur, 1907 (d/o Sukhan Bai), educ. France. m. at the Zorah Mahal, Palanpur, October 1925, as his first wife, H.H. Nawab Murtaza Khan Jorawarkhan Babi Bahadur, Nawab Sahib of Radhanpur (b. at Radhanpur, 10^th October 1899; d. 11^th February 1982), son of Suba Shri Jorawar Khan Mardandilkhan Babi, by his second wife. She had issue, an only daughter - see India (Radhanpur).

2) Nawabzadi Rajrani Bima Sahiba. b. at the Zorawar Palace, Palanpur, 1918 (d/o Sukhan Bai). m. Suba Shri Kamal ud-din Khanji Babi Sahib (d. 25^th May 1943), of Nanosana, under Palanpur, from the Babi family of Kheda. She had issue, three daughters:

a) Bima Shri Sultan Bakhte Sahiba. m. Suba Shri ... Khan Jorawarkhan Babi, son of Suba Shri Jorawar Khan Murtazakhan Babi, of Radhanpur - see India (Radhanpur).

b) Bima Shri Sardar Bakhte Sahiba. m. Suba Shri Murtuza ‘Ali Khan Babi, of Bamangadh, under Junagadh, Saurashtra. She had issue, two sons - see India (Junagadh).

c) Bima Shri Hatam Bakhte Sahiba. m. Mian Shri Salim Khanji Pahadkhanji Lohani, Jagirdar of Navisana, under Palanpur. She had issue:

i) Mian Shri Usman Khanji Salimkhanji Lohani, Jagirdar of Navisana, under Palanpur. He had issue:
- (1) Mian Shri Salim Khanji Usmankhanji Lohani.
ii) Mian Shri Shamsher Khanji Lohani, of Navisana, under Palanpur.
- (1) Sahed Begum Sahiba [Sadu Bibi]. m. after the death of his first wife, Sahibzada Shri Husain Muhammad Khanji Lohani [Badebava] (b. 28^th January 1937; d. at Palanpur, 25^th July 2015, bur. Lohani Maqbara, Palanpur), son of Captain Sahibzada Shri Usman Muhammad Khan Sahib, of Palanpur, by his wife, Bima Shri Rahat Jahan Bakhte Begum Sahiba, elder daughter of Khan Shri Sher Khanji Sherbulandkhanji Babi, Darbar Sahib of Bantva. She had issue, one son and one daughter – see above.
i) Sehnaz Sultana Begum Sahiba [Amir Bibi]. m. Sahibzada Shri Salim Khan Lohani [Salimbava] (b. at Balasinor, 1^st July 1940), youngest son of Captain Sahibzada Shri Usman Muhammad Khan Sahib, of Palanpur, by his wife, Bima Shri Rahat Jahan Bakhte Begum Sahiba, elder daughter of Khan Shri Sher Khanji Sherbulandkhanji Babi, Darbar Sahib of Bantva. She had issue, one son and four daughters – see above.

3) Nawabzadi Shameem Sultana Begum Sahiba. b. at Breach Candy, Bombay, 6^th February 1943 (d/o Jahan Ara), educ. Heathfield Sch, Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, and Stafford House, Canterbury, Kent.

Nawab Sir Taley Muhammad Khan Bahadur, also m. (a) Badshah Bai [Badshbai], and had further issue, a son (not in the line of succession) and a daughter:

2) Amir Akhtar Muhammad Khan Lohani [Akhater Mohd Khan]. m. Rahmat Begum Lohani. He had issue, two sons and four daughters:
- a) Sahibzada Shri Mustufa ‘Ali Khan Lohani. b. at Akhtar Manzil, Palanpur, 13^th April 1950, educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot. m. Sahibzadi Nusrat Sultana Begum Sahiba [Begum Nusrat Mustufa Lohani] (b. at Palanpur, 1^st April 1956), youngest daughter of Captain Sahibzada Shri Usman Muhammad Khanji Zabardastkhanji Lohani, by his wife, Bima Shri Rahat Jan Bakhte Begum Sahiba, elder daughter of Khan Shri Sher Khanji Sherbulandkhanji Babi, Darbar Sahib, of Bantva. He d. from heart failure, at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 22^nd December 2024, having had issue, one son and four daughters:
  - i) Sahibzada Shri Mohsin Lohani Palanpur, educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot, and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open Univ (BAOU) (BA 2021), Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He has issue:
    
    (1) Sahibzada Tahir ‘Ali Mohsinh Lohani. b. at Palanpur, 7^th April 2004, educ. Shree Vividh Laxi Vidhya Mandir, Palanpur.
  - i) Sahibzadi Nehala Lohani, educ. Shree Vividh Laxi Vidhya Mandir, Palanpur, and Hemchandracharya North Gujarat Univ, Patan, Gujarat.
- b) Sahibzada Shri Inayat Husain Muhammad Khan Lohani. m. Sahibzadi Rahat Sultana Begum, eldest daughter of Sahibzada Shri Salim Khan Ushmankhanji Lohani, by his wife, Sehnaz Sultana Begum Sahiba [Amir Bibi], daughter of Mian Shri Salim Khan Lohani, of Navisana, under Palanpur. He has issue, one son and two daughters:
  
  i) Sahibzada Shri Akhtar Khan Lohani, educ. Shree Vividh Laxi Vidhya Mandir, Palanpur.
  
  i) Sahibzadi Mehek Lohani Palanpur, educ. Shree Vividh Laxi Vidhya Mandir, and C.L.Parikh Coll of Commerce, Palanpur, and Sheth M.N. Law Coll (LLM), Patan, North Gujarat. Advocate.
  
  ii) Sahibzadi Sherish Lohani, educ. Shree Vividh Laxi Vidhya Mandir, and G.D. Modi Coll, Palanpur.
- a) Bima Shi Kanij Sultana Lohani.
4) Bima Shi Zubaida Begum Lohani [Thakurani Naina Devi]. b. at Palanpur, 1926, educ. privately. m. at Palanpur, 1952, Thakur Balwant Singh (b. at Pandoga, Una district, Punjab, 14^th November 1918; Dm. in Ludhiana, Punjab, 5^th December 1985), actor, singer, poet & composer, farmer in Vatva, Ahmedabad district 1952-1973, settled in Ludhiana 1973, younger son of Thakur Bishan Chand, of Pandoga, in the Una district of Punjab, by his wife, Thakurani Brahma Devi. She had issue, three sons and two daughters.

1957 - [2010] Lieutenant-Commander H.H. Zubdat ul-Mulk Shri Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Iqbal Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Palanpur. b. at the Zorawar Palace, Palanpur, 8^th June 1917, only son of Colonel H.H. Zubdat ul-Mulk Shri Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Sir Taley Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Palanpur, GCIE, KCVO, by his first wife, H.H. Sukhan Bai Begum Sahiba, educ. privately at Palanpur and Bombay. Attended the Coronation of the King-Emperor George VI and Queen Empress Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey in London in 1937. Mbr Without portfolio Palanpur State Council 1946-1948, Chief Minister (Wazir), Chair Palanpur Exec Council and Presdt Palanpur State Council 1945-1948. Succeeded on the death of his father, 20^th May 1957. Hon Lieut-Cdr Indian Navy 15/8/1959, Hon ADC to five successive Presdts of India from 1959, MP (Rajya Sabha) 1960-1964 under the style of Shri Iqbal Taley Lohani, Mbr (non-official) Direct Taxes Advisory Cttee 1971. The GOI amended the Indian Constitution to remove his position as a “ruler” and his right to receive privy-purse payments, 28^th December 1971. A talented sportsman and tennis champion. Presdt Shree Taley Mohamad Khan Silver Jubilee Jagirdar Education Trust, Bombay City Urdu Education Soc, Tagore Educational Soc, Indo-Arab Soc, Bharatiya Natya Sangha, Indian Centre of the International Theatre Inst (Paris), etc. Mbr Exec Cttee of the International Forum of the Soc of Goodwill & Culture, King George V Club, etc. Dir Rohit Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd, Bombay Mercantile Co-op Bank Ltd, Amersey Bros Ltd, Maktaba Jamia Ltd (New Delhi), Shalimar Biscuits (P) Ltd, Palanpur Samaj Kendra, etc. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935), and Coron (1937) medals. m. at Dasada, 20^th October 1935 (nikah) and at the Zorawar Palace, Palanpur, 11^th March 1936 (zifaf), H.H. Maqbul Jehan Begum Sahiba (b. at Dasada, 20^th October 1917), educ. privately, Chair Girl Guides Org ‘Friends of Sangam’, Mbr YWCA Carnival Cttee, Western Command WE WO, etc, daughter of Darbar Malik Shri Bapu Mian Sahib, of Dasada, sometime Dean of Daly Coll, Indore. He d. at Windemere, New Cuffe Parade, Colaba, Mumbhai, 6^th September 2010, having had issue, three sons and one daughter:

1) A son. b. at Palanpur, 22^nd July and d. there, 28^th July 1938.
2) Namdar Nawabzada Shri Muzaffar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Wali-Ahad Sahib, who succeeded as H.H. Zubdat ul-Mulk Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Shri Muzaffar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Palanpur – see below.
3) Nawabzada Shri Yusuf Khan [Yusuf Palanpur]. b. 27^th April 1953, educ. Blue Mountain Sch, Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, and St Xavier’s Coll, Bombay. m. Lorraine Khan.
1) Nawabzadi Rafat Jahan Begum Sahiba [Rafat Jehan Hai]. b. 2^nd October 1950. m. Brigadier Sahibzada Khutub Muhammad ‘Abdu’l Hai (b. 1947; d. from COVID-19 virus, at Delhi, 26^th November 2020), cmsnd as 2^nd -Lieut IA 25/12/1966, attached 3^rd Cavalry, IAC, served Indo-Pak War 1971 in Bangladesh & The North-East India, c/o 3^rd Cavalry 1985, Military Attaché Indian embassies in Bulgaria and Hungary, retd 1998, CEO Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS) 2000-2012, MD Defence Land Systems India (DLSI) Ltd 2009-2012, Chair & MD of Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd 2012-2013, and Firmbase Consulting Opc Pvt Ltd 2014-2020, Chair Confed of Indian Industry (CII) Defence Cttee on Land Systems, Mbr India Islamic Cultural Centre, co-author “The Patton Wreckers”, rcvd: GSM, Poorvi Star (1971), Special Service, Sangram (1972), 30 Years (1996), 20 Years (1986) & 9 Years (1985) Long Service, 50^th Independence Anniversary (1997), 25^th Independence Anniversary (1972) medals, etc, younger son of Sahibzada Muhammad ‘Abdu’l Hai [Abid Nawab] (third son of Jemadar Nawab ‘Abdu’l Jabbar Khan Bahadur), by his second wife, Mahbub Jahan Begum Sahiba [Shahzadi]. She had issue, two sons:
- a) Sahibzada Zahid ‘Abdu’l Hai, educ. The Lawrence Sch, Lovedale, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, and the Hotel Inst Montreux (HIM), Switzerland (BA 1994). Sales & Marketing Mngr F&B at Oberoi Hotels in Mumbai, Gen Mngr at ISS, Dir Balthazar Pvt Ltd, Vice-Presdt at SODEXO, Vice-Presdt (Strategy & New Business) and Radhakrishna Hospitality Services Ltd (RKHS). Mbr Delhi Golf Club. m. at Delhi, October/November 2009, Aashti Begum [Aashti Zaidi Hai], educ. The British Sch, New Delhi, and Smith Coll (BA 1999), Health Educator at Girls Incorporated in Holyoke, Massachusetts and The Women’s Refuge in Berkeley, California, Research Assoc American Institutes for Research (AIR) in Washington DC, from a family originally from UP and Kashmir.
- b) Sahibzada Imran ‘Abdu’l Hai, educ. The Lawrence Sch, Lovedale, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. Dir Canterbury Real Tech Pvt Ltd since 2015, Acropolis Buildtech Pvt Ltd since 2015, Alpha Convention & Recreation Center Pvt Ltd Ltd since 2015, Alpha G:Corp Management Services Pvt Ltd since 2015, etc. Additional Dir Accord Development Pvt Ltd since 2015, Opal Development Pvt Ltd since 2015, Axcelo Development Pvt Ltd since 2015, Esprit Development Pvt Ltd since 2015, Stylus Development Pvt Ltd since 2015, Venture Real Tech Pvt Ltd since 2015, Fortune Buildtech Pvt Ltd since 2015, Penguin Buildtech Pvt Ltd since 2015, Seven Wonders Real Estates Pvt Ltd since 2015, Town Hall Real Estates Pvt Ltd since 2015, Elegant Real Tech Pvt Ltd since 2015, Ambrose Real Estate Pvt Ltd since 2015, Epitome Real Tech Pvt Ltd since 2015, Seven Seas Real Estates Pvt Ltd since 2015, etc. m. at Bhopal, MP, 20^th February 2013, Sahibzadi Aliya Begum [Aliya Rashid Hai], educ. Canada, daughter of Sahibzada Nadir Rashid Khan, of Bhopal, by his wife, Sahibzadi Sonia Begum Rashid, daughter of Jamal Khan.

[2010] H.H. Zubdat ul-Mulk Shri Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Muzaffar Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Palanpur. b. 14^th November 1939, elder son of Lieutenant-Commander H.H. Zubdat ul-Mulk Shri Diwan Mahakhan Nawab Iqbal Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Palanpur, by his wife, H.H. Maqbul Jahan Begum Sahiba. Succeeded on the death of his father as Head of the Royal House of Palanpur, 6^th September 2010. Presdt Shree Taley Mohamad Khan Silver Jubilee Jagirdar Education Trust. m. Monica Khan-Palanpur (b. at Lucerne, Switzerland, 8^th October 1939), née Monica Lehner, a lady of Swiss nationality, sometime professional photographer. He had issue, one son and one daughter:

1) Namdar Shri Nawabzada Shri Zahir Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Wali-Ahad Sahib, [Zahir Khan Palanpur]. b. at Bombay, 19^th April 1965, educ. Bombay International Sch, Daly Coll, Indore, and Bombay Univ (BA), Maharashtra, the Goizueta Foundation Center for Research & Doctoral Education, Emory Univ (MBA 1994), Atlanta, Georgia, Columbia Univ, New York, Kellog Graduate Sch of Management, Northwestern Univ, Evanston, Ilinois, and the Center for Leadership Studies (CLS), Escondido, California, USA. Employed with the Prudential Bank, Dir of Growth Strategies Milliken & Co, now Presdt & CEO Azul Arc International Inc. Dir Azul Arc India Interactive Pvt Ltd since 2005. Became Heir Apparent on the succession of his father, 6^th September 2010. m. at Bombay, 18^th February 1999, Adriana Begum Sahiba [Adriana Khan Palanpur] (b. at Bogota, Colombia, 25^th November 1961), née Adriana Pineda Estevez, educ. Univ of Wisconsin, Madison (BA), Wisconsin, and the Art Inst of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, interior designer, Dir Azul Arc International Inc, daughter of Juan C. Pineda. He has issue, two sons:
- a) Sahibzada Shri Zain Khan Palanpur. b. at Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 14^th June 2001.
1) Nawabzadi Sarvath Jehan Bibi Sahiba [Sarvath Uttamsingh Khan]. b. at Bombay, 3^rd February 196x. Certified yoga teacher with the Satyananda Centre in Goa since 2005. Dir Azul Arc India Interactive Pvt Ltd since 2008. m. 26^th March 2010, Deepak Uttamsingh. She has issue, one son:

a) Arman Uttamsingh. b. 2011.

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