Mir Osman Ali Khan
Farhang Nizam, first edition, 1926/Wikipedia-Net worth: $230 billion Source of wealth: Royalty Lived: 1886-1967 The stories of Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam
(ruler) of Hyderabad before the state was taken over by India, are the stuff of legend. Reportedly, the ruler of Hyderabad had more than 50 Rolls-Royces, and
claimed to use the famous Jacob Diamond as a paperweight in his office. The Nizam was thought to be the richest man in the world, until his reign ended in 1947 with the invasion of Hyderabad. He died 20 years later in 1967.
