Waris Ali Mirza Khan
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.
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