He was the second son of Ali Mohammed Khan. He assumed rule of the Rohillas after his elder brother Nawab Saadullah Khan. He and his brother Nawab Sayyid Saddullah Khan Bahadur Rohilla of Rohilkhand fought with Ahmed Shah Abdali in the Third Battle Of Panipat, and was granted Shikohabad. While his brother was granted Jalesar and Firozabad.