Noida, UTTAR PRADESH :
PAKEEZA SULTAN BEGUM, daughter of Princess Qamar Sultan Begum, the great-grand-daughter of the last successor of the throne of Mughal dynasty Mirza Fatahul Mulk Bahadur alias Mirza Fakhru (who was killed by the British after 1857), thus the direct descendent of the last Emperor of Hindustan Bahadur Shah Zafar, left for her heavenly abode on 20 September 2014.
She was born on 13 November 1937. She was married to the senior advocate of Supreme Court of India late Danial Latifi who had died on 17 June 2000.
She was educated at AMU and taught for some time at Lady Shriram College. Later she joined as librarian in the Indian Council of Cultural Relations under the Ministry of External Affairs where she worked at the Africa desk and retired as director of the foreign cultural centres in the capital. She had moved to Noida a few years back to live with a relative.
Princess Qamar Sultan Begum was recognized by Government of India as a direct descendant of the last Mughal emperor. She used to be invited to attend official functions in that capacity. Qamar Sultan Begum died in June 1993.
source: http://www.milligazette.com / The Milli Gazette / Home> Online News> Community News / Published online Oct 04th, 2014 / Print edition: 1 -15th Oct 2014