Descendent Origins
Iskandar Ali Mirza was the eldest child of Sahibzada Sayyid Fateh Ali Mirza (b.1874 – d.1949) and his first wife, Dishad Begum née Tyabji (b. 1879– d.1924). Iskander Ali Mirza was born on 14 December 1898, at Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency of British Indian Empire. The Mirza family was an extremely influential and wealthy feudal family in Bengal, with close ties with British monarchy. His father, Fateh Ali Mirza belonged to the ruling house of Murshidabad, grandson of the first Nawab Mansur Ali Khan.
His paternal great-grandfather was Mir Jafar (popularly known to Indian and Pakistanis as Ghaddar-e-Abrar). Mir Jafar had played an integral role bringing down Siraj ud-Daulah of Bengal, with the British Empire serving as the informant and leading provider of intelligence to British officer Robert Clive. His family were strict follower of the Shiite Islam, as their emblem displayed the sign of the Zulfiqar, the sword of Ali (son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad).
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