Muhammad Kazim Ali Khan

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]}

Kazim Ali Khan
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office Mar 2012 – Mar 2017
Preceded by	himself
Succeeded by	Abdullah Azam Khan
Constituency	Suar
MLA, 15th Legislative Assembly
In office May 2007 – Mar 2012
Preceded by	himself
Succeeded by	himself
Constituency	Suar
MLA, 14th Legislative Assembly
In office Feb 2002 – May 2007
Preceded by	Shiv Bahadur Saxena
Succeeded by	himself
Constituency	Suar
MLA, 13th Legislative Assembly
In office Oct 1996 – Mar 2002
Preceded by	Harendra Singh
Succeeded by	Beena Bhardwaj
Constituency	Bilaspur
Nawab of Rampur
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 April 1992
Preceded by	Zulfikar Ali Khan Bahadur
Personal details
Born	(1960-10-16) 16 October 1960 (age 64)[1] Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Political party	Indian National Congress[1]
Spouse	Princess Yaseen Sultan Jahan of Savanur[1]
Children	2
Parent(s)	Zulfiquar Ali Khan, Crown Prince of Rampur (father)[1] Princess Noor Bano of Loharu
Alma mater	Columbia University[2]
Profession	Agriculturist, businessperson, Architect & Politician
Honours	Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg) Royal Order of Kamehameha I Order of Saint James of the Sword

Personal life

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

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

#	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

• Order of the Griffon^[1]
• Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I^[9]
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint James of the Sword (Kongo)^[10]

Titles

• 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 Rohilla Dynasty Born: 16 October 1960
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Zulfikar Ali Khan Bahadur	— TITULAR — Nawab of Rampur 1992-present Reason for succession failure: Monarchy abolished in 1949	Incumbent Heir: Nawabzada Sayyid Ali Mohammad Khan

See also

• Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly