Descendants
After Jan-Fishan Khan's death in 1864, his three sons succeeded him as Nawab, the last being Saiyid Ahmad Shah, who succeeded in 1882.
Jan-Fishan Khan has a number of notable descendants, including his great-grandson, the author and diplomat the Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah who married the author and traveller Saira Elizabeth Luiza Shah; great-great-grandchildren: the authors and Sufi teachers Idries Shah and Omar Ali-Shah and the storyteller Amina Shah; and great-great-great-grandchildren: the author and film-maker Tahir Shah; the author, reporter and documentary film-maker Saira Shah, and Safia Nafisa Shah, Tahir's twin sister, who edited the book Afghan Caravan. Omar Ali-Shah's son, Arif Ali-Shah is a film-maker and has led Sufi study groups.
Other famous descendants in India, Pakistan and Canada include the former Indian Deputy Chief of Army Staff Zameerud-din Shah, acclaimed actors Naseeruddin Shah and Syed Kamal (Syed Bilaluddin Shah), as well as the Pakistani-born English cricketer Owais Shah.Canadian Realtor ((Agha Sarwat Ali Shah)) who is married to Mobeen Zehra Shah ((Suhaila))and have two sons, ((Sifat Ali Shah))and ((Samat Ali Shah))
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