Former cricketer Ajay Jadeja has been announced as the next Jam Sahib of Nawa Nagar, now known as Jam Nagar. It is an Indian princely state located in the historic Halar region on the southern coast of the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat. Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawannagar confirmed this in a statement.
The Jamnagar royal family to which Ajay Jadeja belongs has a rich heritage in cricket. The prestigious Ranji Trophy and Dilip Trophy are named after Jadeja’s relatives KS Ranjit Singh Ji and KS Dilip Singh Ji.
In August this year, during his visit to Poland, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Jam Sahib at the Nawa Nagar Memorial in Warsaw. The Jam Sahib of Nawannagar Memorial is built in the honor of former Maharaja Jam Sahib Dag Vijay Singh Ji Ranjit Singh Ji of Nawan Nagar (modern Jamnagar) in Gujarat. Revered as the ‘Good Maharaja’, he is remembered for his extraordinary humanitarian efforts during World War II.
Jadeja’s father Daulat Singhji Jadeja has been a three-time Member of Parliament from Jamnagar Lok Sabha. His mother hails from Alpuja, Kerala. Jadeja is married to Jaya Jaitley’s daughter Aditi Jaitley and they have two children, Ayman and Amira.
First Publication: October 12, 2024, 09:52 IST
