Saba Ali Khan
Bhopali Royal and fashion designer
Saba Ali Khan Pataudi (born 1 May 1976) is an Indian jewellery designer and mutawalli (Chief Trustee) of the Auqaf-e-Shahi (Royal Trust), established by the-then 'Princely State' of the Kingdom of Bhopal as a royal charitable endowment. She is the elder daughter of actress Sharmila Tagore and former India cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan, Crown Prince of Bhopal, and the sister of actors Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan.
Family background
Khan, a member of the Pataudi family of Pashtun (Afghan) ancestry, is the daughter of cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore. Khan is the sister of actors, Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan. Actors Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan are her niece and nephew, respectively, while actress Kareena Kapoor Khan is her sister-in-law.
Khan is the granddaughter of Sajida Begum, the Nawab Begum of Bhopal, and Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the Nawab of Pataudi. Her great-grandfather, Hamidullah Khan, succeeded the throne of Bhopal, after a long reign of royal queens. The titular Begum of Bhopal, Saleha Sultan, was her aunt, and through her she is the first cousin of cricketer, Saad Bin Jung. Major General of Pakistan Army Sher Ali Khan Pataudi is her great-granduncle, and the Pakistani diplomat Shahryar Khan is her uncle, through her grandaunt Abida Sultan.
Auqaf-e-Shahi
The Auqaf-e-Shahi is a charitable trust that was endowed by the royal family of the Kingdom of the State of Bhopal.
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