Waris Ali Mirza

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Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur
Ihtisham ul-Mulk (Dignifier of the country)
Raes ud-Daulah (Premier of the state)
Amir ul-Omrah (Noble of Nobles)
Mahabat Jang (Horror in War)

Nawab Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur of Murshidabad (in his boyhood).
Titles Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad
Born 14 November 1901
Birthplace Murshidabad
Died 20 November 1969
Place of death Calcutta
Predecessor Wasif Ali Mirza
Successor No clear successor- post / title in dispute.
Consort to See below
Dynasty Najafi
Father Wasif Ali Mirza
Mother Sultan Dulhan Faghfur Jahan Begum Sahiba
Religious beliefs Islam

Sayyid Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur, KCSI and KCVO (14 November 1901 - 20 November 1969), was the last Nawab of Murshidabad. He succeeded his father, Wasif Ali Mirza. Waris Ali was born on November 14, 1901 at Murshidabad as the eldest son of Wasif Ali Mirza by his first wife Sultan Dulhan Faghfur Jahan Begum Sahiba. Waris Ali's maternal grandfather was Wala Kadir Sayyid Husain Ali Mirza Bahadur. Waris Ali ruled for ten years, from 1959, until his death on November 20, 1969 at Calcutta. Although he left three sons and three daughters, there has been no clear successor to the title of Nawab of Murshidabad since his death.

Honours

Waris Ali Mirza in his old age.

The following are some of the honours received by Waris Ali Mirza:

Family

Wives

The following are the wives of Waris Ali Mirza, whom he married:

  • Zeenat-un-nisa Begum Sahiba (née Moselle Meyer). She was Waris Ali's wife from: August 1921-March 29, 1932 (Divorced). She was a Jewish origin lady born in 1908 to Reuben Meyer and Flora. Zeenat-un-nisa Begum died at Harrow, Middlesex in 1968.
  • Wahid-un-nisa Begum Sahiba (H.H. Nawab Begum of Murshidabad; née Muriel Frances Mchellan). She was born on November 23, 1905 at London.

Offspring and others

Waris Ali had three sons and three daughters as follows:

 • Sayyid Wakif Ali Mirza Bahadur (Sunni Sahib) was born on February 16, 1923 at Calcutta. He was the son of Zeenat-un-nisa Begum. He was excluded from the succession by his father on July 9, 1963, for contracting a non-Muslim marriage and for not professing the Muslim religion (validity in law doubted by the Calcutta High Court on November 6, 1990) He took no steps during his lifetime to establish his succession but, being a foreign national, they were unlikely to be recognised by the Government of India. Wakif Ali married Zeb-un-nisa Begum Sahiba (née Dina Lawyer) and Miriam Begum Sahiba (née Margaret Evelyn Van Dort; younger daughter of Donald Stanley Van Dort by his wife, Sheila Pauline Constance, and also the granddaughter of Walter William Charles Goddard). Wakif Ali died at Melbourne, Australia on May 14, 2008. He had 1 son and two daughters:

a. Sayyid Wahid Ali Walter Mirza (Walter Mirza). He was the son of Miriam Begum and was born on September 29, 1961. He had a daughter:
i. Sahibzadi Vanessa Siobhan Begum (Vanessa Meerza). She was born on July 19, 1994 and died of cancer, at Melbourne, Australia on May 18, 2002.
b. Nargis Jahan Begum (b. January 15, 1947) (d/o Zeb-un-nisa Begum) and
c. Margaret Sheila Nadir Jahan Begum (b. April 16, 1959) (d/o Miriam Begum).

 • Sayyid Waqir Ali Mirza (Chippu Sahib) (b. 1930) (s/o Zeenat-un-nisa Begum).

 • Ranjit Kumar Ghosh (b. 1930) was the step son of Waris Ali and his second wife, Wahid-un-nisa Begum.

 • Sahibzadi Nigar Ara Begum (b. 1924) (d/o Zeenat-un-nisa Begum)

 • Sahibzadi Shajar Ara Begum (August 15, 1926 - December 27, 2000). She was the daughter of Zeenat-un-nisa Begum. Shajar Ara Begum was educated in India but she moved to London in 1961. She kept herself involved in several charities, fundraising for Marie Curie Cancer Care, UNICEF and Anti Slavery International. Shajar Ara Begum was also the Vice President of the English Speaking Unions for South East Asia and a member of the Royal Society of St. George and also of the European Atlantic. She was also a patron of the ASHA Foundation, the Russian Orphans Organization and the Voice.

 • Sahibzadi Zeb-un-nisa Begum (1928 - March 22, 2004) (d/o Zeenat-un-nisa Begum). She divorced her first husband and again married a man named, Muhammad Azam Khanzada (d. at Westminster, London in 2002). Zeb-un-nisa too died at Westminster, London but on March 22, 2004 and was buried at Carpenders Park Cemetery. She had a daughter by her first husband and a son by her second husband.

(Note: " • " Denotes Waris Ali's children, "a, b, c..." Denotes Waris Ali's grandchildren and "i, ii, iii...." Denotes Waris Ali's great grandchildren.)

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    Waris Ali Mirza
    Born: 14 November 1901 Died: 20 November, 1969
    Preceded by
    Wasif Ali Mirza    		 Nawab of Murshidabad
    1959 - 20 November 1969     		Succeeded by
    No clear successor - Post / title in dispute
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