Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
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Mansoor Ali Khan or Mansur Ali Khan , sometimes M.A.K. Pataudi (5 January 1941, Bhopal – 22 September 2011, New Delhi
New Delhi
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), nicknamed Tiger Pataudi, was an Indian cricketer
Cricketer
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 and former captain of the Indian cricket team
Indian cricket team
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. He was the ninth Nawab of Pataudi
Nawab of Pataudi
The term Nawab of Pataudi may refer to any of an Afghan/Pashtun lineage of rulers of the princely Pataudi State in India, but most commonly refers to the 8th Nawab, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, who played cricket for both England and India. Both he and his son the 9th Nawab captained the Indian...

until 1971, when India abolished royal entitlements through the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India
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Mohamed Mansur Ali Khan was the son of Iftikhar Ali Khan, eighth Nawab of Pataudi
Nawab of Pataudi
The term Nawab of Pataudi may refer to any of an Afghan/Pashtun lineage of rulers of the princely Pataudi State in India, but most commonly refers to the 8th Nawab, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, who played cricket for both England and India. Both he and his son the 9th Nawab captained the Indian...

 and his wife Sajida Sultan
Sajida Sultan, Begum of Bhopal
Sajida Sultan was a Begum of Bhopal in her own right, and consort to a Nawab of Pataudi.Sajida was the second daughter of Nawab Hamidullah Khan, last ruling Nawab of Bhopal. She was the grand daughter of Begum Sultan Jahan, the fourth ruling queen of Bhopal...

, second daughter of the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal
Nawab of Bhopal
The Nawabs of Bhopal were the Muslim rulers of the princely state of Bhopal, now part of the modern state of Madhya Pradesh, in India. The last Nawab was Hamidullah Khan, who acceded his state to India in 1947....

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