Draft:Himayat Ali Mirza

Himayat Ali Mirza (4 December 1975) is the grandson of His highness walashan Prince Moazzam Jah, the second son of his exalted highness, H.E.H the Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan (last ruler of Hyderabad, India). He is a businessman interested in high-end luxury real estate and owns several other businesses.

Early life
He studied in the United States of America at an early age and returned to the country. Himayat Ali Mirza was present when the Nizam of Hyderabad jewels were handed over to the Government of India in 1995 in Mumbai for $13 million with his uncle Prince Muffakham Jah and other Nizam Trust officials.

Achievements
Himayat Ali Mirza is a working partner and has chosen skill for this great royal project, Fern Heights, one of its kind in Hyderabad city.

List of requests
On 24 April 2020, Himayat Ali Mirza said that he approached the court in the United Kingdom to access the confidential settlement agreement between the Indian government, Nizam's two grandsons, and the administrator of the Nizam estate.

Himayat Ali Mirza, the great-grandson of the Nizam, claims INR 121 crore out of INR 332 crore (€35 million) in the Hyderabad Fund Case in the United Kingdom.

Himayat Ali Mirza asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to relocate the jewels to Hyderabad and set up a museum.

Himayat Ali Mirza also asked Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao to convert the hundreds of acres of his family's lands, seized under the Urban Land Ceiling Act 1976, into green spaces.

Himayat Ali Mirza has joined the save Osmania General Hospital campaign, as he believes that minor renovations could improve the Osmania Hospital building.

The Great-grandson of erstwhile Nizam VII, Mir Osman Ali Khan, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to restrain BJP leaders from dragging the name of the last ruler of the princely state of Hyderabad in the mud during elections. Ahead of the Huzurabad bypoll on October 30, Nizam's great-grandson Himayat Ali Mirza has also written to the Election Commission to issue instructions to political parties against the alleged misuse of the Nizam's name for political and electoral benefits. He said he would approach the high court as the Nizam's name is "maligned during the election" in Telangana for votes. He found fault with some leaders for using Nizam as a generic term for villian-hood to denigrate political opponents.

Advocacy Work
Himayat Ali Mirza filed a case in the Bombay High Court claiming his share in various properties of his great grandfather (H.E.H), the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Mumbai High Court passed an order confirming Himayat Ali Mirza's share of 36% in the properties relating to the Royal family of the Nizam VII of Hyderabad.

The Diamond necklace of the Nizam Of Hyderabad turned out to be the most precious piece of jewelry in the world. The Nizam gifted the necklace to Queen Elizabeth II in 1947 after engaging with Prince Philip. According to the experts, the cost of this magnificent necklace is currently more than 6 billion 59 crore rupees. Himayat Ali Mirza, the great-grandson of H.E.H the Nizam VII, has demanded that the Nizam's treasure should be removed from the vaults of the Reserve Bank Of India and kept in a museum in Hyderabad.

Himayat Ali Mirza is the grandson of His highness (H.H) Walashan Prince Moazzam Jah Bahadur, was the second son and successor apparent of (H.E.H) The Nizam VII, Mir Osman Ali Khan. He is the step-grandson of Princess Niloufer, who founded the Niloufer Hospital in Hyderabad.

Born in India, Mirza studied in the United States and came back to look after the family business and heritage. Mirza is active in the real estate industry and has projects in India, Canada, UK, USA, Turkey, and Malaysia. With this, he has taken the responsibility to voice against the negligence and irregularities concerning to the late Nizam's legacy. Himayat is liasoning with various state governments on Nizam's lands. With this, he has taken the responsibility to voice against the negligence and irregularities concerning the late Nizam's legacy.

Himayat is already working with Telangana Government to convert the lands acquired by the Indian state into public parks so that the state's people can have access to them and enjoy the late Nizam's legacy. With this, he is also in touch with the Tamilnadu government and has inquired about illegal encroachments of the land by external parties who have no claim on the land. Mirza has opened several court cases.

More recently, Himayat Ali Mirza also reached out to the Maharashtra Government related to the Nizams properties in Malabar Hills, Mahabaleshwar and the Aurangabad with a case opened in Mumbai High court. His correspondence with the Mumbai Chief Minister also talks about missing antiques and other movable items.

Besides his work with the governments to maintain late Nizam's properties, Himayat has also started his own foundation. He already chairs a charitable network that is registered in the name if his grandfather (H.H) His highness Prince Moazzam Jah (PMJ) Foundation. Through these NGo's, he has also started to provide support (financial and food supplies) to patients and their families near the Niloufer Hospital.

Mirza was also one of the key people involved in handing over the jewels to the government of India along with his uncle Prince Muffakham Jah in the year 1995. The Government of India locked the jewels in Reserve Bank of India vaults and they have been on display only twice since then. Himayat has appealed that the jewels should be brought back to Hyderabad to be displayed as a permanent collection in a museum. Mirza has prepared a full-fledged plan for the jewels estimated to be worth approximately INR 99,000 crores or more. The museum and the infrastructure around it would generate revenue from people visiting the museum. Besides, there will be generation of employment, helping the people in Hyderabad. He imagines the area as Nizam's city, becoming an iconic landmark in Hyderabad.

Media Articles
Rumi Topi defies times, as it is still much popular in Hyderabad. Himayat Ali Mirza, the great-grandson of the Nizam, said Mir Osman Ali khan never wore expensive clothes but wore the Rumi topi perhaps to cover up his short physical stature. "The Nizam advised his son, prince Moazzam Jah, who is my grandfather, to always wear the Rumi topi, and he did do as it is a symbol of respect," he said.

King of Hyderabad cuisine's Biryani.

Himayat Ali Mirza, the great-grandson of Osman Ali Khan, said Hyderabad biryani evolved, absorbing Deccani or Telangana flavors into it. "This evolution took place in the mega royal kitchens of Asaf Jah's," he said, adding the biryani continues to be the favorite dish of the most Hyderabadis, the growing popularity of Mandi notwithstanding.