Muhammad Khair ud-din Mirza, Khurshid Jah Bahadur

Who was Muhammad Khair ud-din Mirza, Khurshid Jah Bahadur?

Shahzada Muhammad Khair ud-din Mirza, Khurshid Jah Bahadur was born in Rang Mahal, Delhi the only son of Mirza Muhammad Fayazuddin. He was recognised as head of the Timurid Dynasty, in 1931 by the Government of India. He emigrated to Lahore in Pakistan following the partition of India in 1947.

He was married to Nawabzadi Arghwani Begum Sahiba and they had two sons and four daughters, with his eldest son succeeding him as head of the Timurid Dynasty on his death on the 3 August 1975.