Muhammad Kazim Ali Khan

Kazim Ali Khan
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office
Mar 2012 – Mar 2017
Preceded byhimself
Succeeded byAbdullah Azam Khan
ConstituencySuar
MLA, 15th Legislative Assembly
In office
May 2007 – Mar 2012
Preceded byhimself
Succeeded byhimself
ConstituencySuar
MLA, 14th Legislative Assembly
In office
Feb 2002 – May 2007
Preceded byShiv Bahadur Saxena
Succeeded byhimself
ConstituencySuar
MLA, 13th Legislative Assembly
In office
Oct 1996 – Mar 2002
Preceded byHarendra Singh
Succeeded byBeena Bhardwaj
ConstituencyBilaspur
Nawab of Rampur
Assumed office
6 April 1992
Preceded byZulfikar Ali Khan Bahadur
Personal details
Born (1960-10-16) 16 October 1960 (age 64)[1]
Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Political partyIndian National Congress[1]
SpousePrincess Yaseen Sultan Jahan of Savanur[1]
Children2
Parent(s)Zulfiquar Ali Khan, Crown Prince of Rampur (father)[1]
Princess Noor Bano of Loharu
Alma materColumbia University[2]
ProfessionAgriculturist, businessperson, Architect & Politician
HonoursOrder of the Griffon (Mecklenburg) & Royal Order of Kamehameha I

Nawab Sayyid Muhammad Kazim Ali Khan Bahadur is an Indian politician and former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly of India.[1][2] Khan represented the Bilaspur Assembly constituency and the Suar Assembly constituency over 4 terms.[3][4][5][6] In 2003 he was briefly the state minister for Minority Welfare and Hajj Affairs. Since 2003, he has been the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Nawab Kazim Ali Khan was born into the Royal House of Rampur in Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Khan attended the Chandigarh College of Architecture and attained Bachelor of Architecture degree. Then he matriculated to Columbia University and attained a Master of Architecture & Design management degree. Khan has also been accorded with Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg) honor.[1][2]

On 24 December 1986 at Bangalore, Muhammad Kazim Ali Khan (then Heir Apparent, or Nawabzada), married Nawab Firda uz-Zamani Yaseen Sultan Jahan Begum Sahiba (born 26 March 1968), the younger daughter of Meherban Nawab Abdul Rashid Khan Sahib Bahadur, Nawab of Savanur. The couple has two sons:

  • Nawabzada Sayyid Ali Mohammad Khan Wali Ahad Bahadur (alias Kaivaan Mian), the Heir Apparent (born 16 February 1988). On 8 December 2017, at New Delhi, he married Aayat Zamani Begum Sahiba (born at Allahabad, UP, 28 June 1990), née Shazli Noor Zafar, Ernst & Young Consultant, youngest daughter of Iqbal Zafar, of Kanpur, UP, by his wife, Farah Begum.[7]
  • Nawabzada Sayyid Haider Ali Khan Bahadur (alias Hamzah Mian) (born 18 March 1990).

Political career

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Nawab Kazim Ali Khan was a MLA for four straight terms. During his first term, he represented the Bilaspur assembly constituency. He then represented the Suar constituency for three terms. He has twice been Minister in Samajwadi as well as Bahujan Samaj Party governments.[1][2] On 14 June 2016 he was expelled from Indian National Congress[8] for cross voting in Rajya Sabha Elections.

Posts held

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# From To Position Comments
01 1996 2002 Member, 13th Legislative Assembly
02 2002 2007 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
03 2007 2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly In May 2007 he resigned but was re-elected in the by-election
04 2012 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly

Awards and honours

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Titles

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  • 1960-1992: Nawabzada Sayyid Muhammad Kazim Ali Khan, Wali Ahad Bahadur
  • 1992-: His Highness 'Ali Jah, Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mukhlis ud-Daula, Nasir ul-Mulk, Amir ul-Umara, Nawab Sayyid Muhammad Kazim Ali Khan Bahadur, Mustaid Jang, Nawab of Rampur
Muhammad Kazim Ali Khan
Born: 16 October 1960
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Nawab of Rampur
1992-present
Reason for succession failure:
Monarchy abolished in 1949
Incumbent
Heir:
Nawabzada Sayyid Ali Mohammad Khan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Member Profile" (PDF). U.P. Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. ^ "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  5. ^ "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  7. ^ Castel, Pierre (26 January 2018). "Ali Mohammed Khan et Shazli Noor Zafar, le mariage d'un prince au grand coeur". Point de vue (in French). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  8. ^ 6 MLA's Expelled from INC
  9. ^ "रामपुर: नवाब काज़िम अली ख़ान को मिला हवाई द्वीप के साम्राज्य कामेहामेहा का सर्वोच्च सम्मान" (in Hindi). Amrit Vichar. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.