Fath Jang, Nawab, Sir. Mir Osman Ali Khan Asif Jah VII
| Mir Osman Ali khan, Asaf Jah VII | |
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| The Nizam of Hyderabad | |
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| Reign | Nizam: 29 August 1911– 17 September 1948 Titular Nizam: 17 September 1948 – 24 February 1967 |
| Coronation | 18 September 1911 |
| Predecessor | Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI |
| Successor | Monarchy abolished (Pretender:Mukarram Jah) |
| Born |
6 April 1886 Purani Haveli, Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British Indian Empire (now in Telangana, India) |
| Died | 24 February 1967 (age 80) King Kothi Palace, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India) |
| Burial | Judi Mosque, King Kothi Palace, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India) |
| Spouse | Dulhan Pasha Begum and others |
| Issue | Azam Jah, Moazzam Jah, and others. |
| Urdu | میر عثمان علی خان |
| House | Asaf Jahi Dynasty |
| Father | Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI |
| Mother | Amat-uz-Zahrunnisa Begum |
His Exalted Highness (H.E.H) Nawab Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi, Bayafandi Asaf Jah VII GCSI GBE (born Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur) (6 April 1886 – 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (or ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad and Berar. He ruled Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948, until it was annexed by India. He was styled as His Exalted Highness H.E.H The Nizam of Hyderabad. Later he was made the Rajpramukh of Hyderabad State on 26 January 1950 and continued until 31 October 1956, after which the state was partitioned on linguistic basis and became part of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
He built the Hyderabad House in Delhi, now used for diplomatic meetings by the Government of India.
In 1937, he was on the cover of Time magazine, labelled as the richest man in the world.CelebrityNetWorth also ranked him as one of the top ten wealthiest persons of all time in its inflation-adjusted list.
The Nizam's vast inheritance was accumulated as mining royalties apart from its land revenue. Hyderabad State in British India was the only supplier of diamonds for the global market in the 18th century.
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