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'''Nawab Mehboob Alam Khan''' is an Indian food connoisseur and culinary expert of [[Hyderabadi cuisine]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Desire-and-pursuit-of-the-perfect-meal/articleshow/22855614.cms|title=Desire and pursuit of the perfect meal - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 September 2002 |publisher=}}</ref> He has restored many lost recipes of the Hyderabadi tradition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|title=Archive News|website=The Hindu}}</ref>
==Early life==
Mehboob Alam Khan was born in [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]] in a noble  family. He did his schooling at [[St. George's Grammar School (Hyderabad)|St. George's Grammar School]]. His father, [[Shah Alam Khan]], was the founder of the [[Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory]], as well as an educationist eminent personality of [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/180316/nawab-shah-alam-khan-who-misses-the-royal-culture.html | title= Nawab who misses the royal culture  | date=18 March 2016 | first=Christopher | last=Isaac | newspaper=Deccan Chronicle | accessdate=28 June 2018 }}</ref>
==Career==
Mehboob Alam Khan's family owns [[Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory]] in Hyderabad. He is the director of Anwar-uloom educational society.
===Culinary interests===
Mehboob Alam Khan researched on the Hyderabadi cuisine for many years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad-times/Most-Hyderabadi-cuisine-is-dying/articleshow/1978463.cms|title='Most Hyderabadi cuisine is dying' - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=30 April 2007 |publisher=}}</ref> He works as a consultant for Taj Group of Hotels. He also works with the government for their state dinners, and he is the stakeholder in taj holdings
He also has a chain of restaurants, MAK's Kitchens, which serves authentic Hyderabadi food. His nephew, Qutub Alam Khan, owns Chicha's, another [[Hyderabadi cuisine|Hyderabadi]] restaurant at [[Lakdi ka pul]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/food/2016/aug/27/from-hyderabads-own-hearth-1513560.html|title=From Hyderabad's own hearth|date=27 August 2016 |publisher=}}</ref>
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