Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur

Mir Humayun Jah Bahadur CIE was an Indian nobleman, politician, theosophist and Indian independence activist who served as a non-official member of Madras Legislative Council from 1866 till 1892[1] and a non-official member of the Imperial Legislative Council from 1893. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire on January 1, 1880, in the Queen's New Year Honours List.

Humayun Jah Bahadur was a descendant of Tipu Sultan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ K. C. Markandan (1964). Madras Legislative Council; Its constitution and working between 1861 and 1909. S. Chand & CO. pp. 148–188.
  2. ↑ "Descendants of Tipu Sultan".


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