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Born in 1933, Mukarram Jah moved to Turkey and was residing there. (Credits: Twitter/
Shams Ur Rehman Alavi)
On arrival, Mukarram Jah’s body would be taken to the Chowmahalla Palace and after completing the required rituals the burial would take place at the Asaf Jahi family tombs
Mukarram Jah, the titular Nizam VIII, passed away in Istanbul, Turkey. He died on January 14, according to a statement issued by one of his offices on Sunday. He was 89.
Born in 1933, he moved to Turkey and was residing there.
”We are deeply saddened to inform that Nawab Mir Barket Ali Khan Walashan Mukarram Jah Bahadur, the eighth Nizam of Hyderabad passed away peacefully in Istanbul, Turkey, late Saturday at 10:30pm (IST),” the statement said.
As per his desire of being laid to rest in his homeland, his children are scheduled to travel to Hyderabad with the mortal remains of the late Nizam on January 17, it said.
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