HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday expressed condolences on the demise of Mukarram Jah, grandson of the last Nizam of Hyderabad State Mir Usman Ali Khan.
Mukarram Jah, who is the titular Nizam of Hyderabad, passed away in Istanbul on Saturday.
"We are deeply saddened to inform that Nawab Mir Barkat Ali Khan Walashan Mukarram Jah Bahadur, H.E.H The Eighth Nizam of Hyderabad passed away peacefully in Istanbul, Turkey late last night at 10:30 pm (IST)," the statement said.
"As per his desire of being laid to rest in his home land, his children are scheduled to travel to Hyderabad with the mortal remains of the late Nizam on Tuesday, 17th January 2023."
According to his office, the body will be taken to the Chowmahalla Palace and after completing the required rituals the burial will take place at the Asaf Jahi family tombs.
In recognition of Mukarram Jah's social services in the fields of education and medicine for the poor as the successor of the Nizam, Chandrashekar Rao directed Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari to conduct Jah's last rites with the highest state honours.
