Princess Esra Birgen (born Esra Birgen; 1936) is a Hyderabadi Noble from Turkey, who was once married to Crown Prince Mukarram Jah, the Head of the House of Asaf Jah of the Kingdom of Hyderabad.
[3][better source needed] The former was opened to the public while the latter was leased as a luxury hotel to the Taj Group.
She appointed architect Rahul Mehrotra to restore the Chowmahalla Palace.
The restoration project for Chowmahalla Palace involved tasks ranging from stabilising the existing structural components to reconstitution of collapsed and dilapidated sections of the complex, restoration of external and internal spaces and decorative elements and finishes.
[citation needed] On behalf of the Nizam Family,[5] she donated a gold chain worth Rs 6 lakh to the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Yadadri.