Saif Ali Khan Grandfather Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan belongs to the ‘Pataudi’ family, which is known as Nawabs. Saif Ali Khan’s father Mansoor Ali Khan was a great Nawab of Pataudi who was also an Indian cricketer. You must be aware of this but do you know who was Saif Ali Khan’s grandfather i.e. Mohammad Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi? Iftiyar Ali Khan was also a cricketer who was a famous cricketer during the British era.
Saif Ali Khan’s entire family is related to the family of ‘Pataudi’ Nawabs who used to be Nawabs in olden times. Saif Ali Khan’s family has a long history but we will tell you about his grandfather i.e. Iftikhar Ali Khan.
Who was Iftikhar Ali Khan? who was the grandfather of Saif Ali Khan
Born on 16 March 1910, Mohammad Iftikhar Ali Khan was an Indian Nawab and cricket player. Iftikhar used to be the captain of the Indian national cricket team during the England tour in 1946. He played for the England team during the British India period from 1932 to 1934. His father was Nawab Mohammad Ibrahim Ali Khan and mother Shahr Bano Begum. Iftikhar has studied from Oxford University, London, after studies he came to India and started playing cricket. After this, he took over the throne of his father’s kingdom i.e. ‘Pataudi’.
Personal life of Nawab Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
Iftikhar married Sajida Sultan in 1939, from whom he had children Mansoor Ali Khan, Sahela Sultan, Sabiha Sultan and Qudsia Sultan. According to reports, his wife Sajida was the daughter of Amruddin Ahmed Khan who was the Nawab of Lahore. It has been said in the reports that Ahmed Ali Khan was a relative of the famous poet Mirza Ghalib. Iftikhar Ali Khan died on 5 January 1952 in New Delhi.
Personal life of Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Mansoor Ali Khan was born on 5 January 1941 and he was the only son of his father Iftikhar Ali Khan, hence he became the next Nawab. Mansoor Ali Khan was a player in the Indian cricket team and played many matches. Mansoor Ali Khan married film actress Sharmila Tagore with whom he had three children, Saif Ali Khan, Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan. Saif Ali Khan has four children Sara Ali Khan, Ibrahim Ali Khan, Taimur Ali Khan and Jeh Ali Khan.