List of prime ministers of Hyderabad State

This article lists the prime ministers of the Hyderabad State.

Prime Minister of the Hyderabad State
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Coat of Arms (Hyderabad State)
StatusAbolished
ResidenceHyderabad
SeatHyderabad
Formation1724 (1724)
First holderMuhammad Iwaz Khan
Final holderMir Laiq Ali
Abolished1948 (1948)

In 1919, Asaf Jah VII ordered the formation of the Executive Council of Hyderabad, presided by Sir Sayyid Ali Imam, and with eight other members, each in charge of one or more departments. The President of the Executive Council would also be the Prime Minister of Hyderabad. The position was abolished in 1948 when Indian Army invaded the Hyderabad State and merged it with the Union of India.

List of officeholders edit

NoPortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTerm[1]
1Iwaz Khan172417301
2Anwarullah Khan173017421
3Khuda Banda Khan174217481
4Shah Nawaz Khan174817501
5Raja Raghu Nath Das175017521
6Syed Lashkar Khan Rukn ud-Daula175217551
7Shah Nawaz Khan175517582
8Basalat Jung175817611
9Vitthal Sundar176117651
10Musa Khan Nawab Rukn ud-Daula176517751
11Viqar-ul-daula Shams-ul-Mulk17751778 to 17811
12 Arastu Jah178117951
13 Raja Shan Rai Rayan179517971
14 Arastu Jah17979 May 18042
15Raja Rajindra Bahadur (Raja Raghutam Rao)[2]May 18049 November 18041
16Mir Alam180418081
17 Chandu Lal1808unknown date1
18Munir ul-Mulkunknown18321
19 Chandu Lal183218432
20Ram Baksh184318461
21Siraj ul-Mulk184618481
22Amjad ul-MulkNovember 1848December 18481
23Shams ul-UmaraDecember 1848May 18491
24Ram BakshSeptember 1849April 18512
25Ganesh RaoApril 1851June 18511
26Siraj ul-Mulk1851May 18532
27 Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung IMay 18538 February 18831
28 Mir Laiq Ali Khan, Salar Jung IIFebruary 1883April 18871
29 Nawab Sir Bashir-ud-Daula Asman Jah188718931
30 Nawab Sir Viqar-ul-Umra189319011
31 Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad
(1st time)
190111 July 19121
32 Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung IIIJuly 1912November 19141
33 Direct rule by Nizam Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII with Nawab Sir Ahmed Hussain, Amin Jung Bahadur as de facto Prime MinisterNovember 19141919
34 Syed Ali ImamAugust 19195 September 19221
35 Nawab Sir Faridoon-ul-Mulk Bahadur5 September 19221 April 19241
36 Wali-ud-Daula Bahadur1 April 192425 November 19261
37 Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad
(2nd time)
25 November 192618 March 19372
38 Sir Akbar Hydari18 March 1937September 19411
39 Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
(1st time)
September 1941August 19461
40 Sir Mirza Muhammad IsmailAugust 1946May 19471
41 Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
(2nd time)
May 194729 October 19472
42 Nawab Mehdi Yar Jung
(acting)
1 November 194728 November 19471
43 Mir Laiq Ali
(provisional)
29 November 194719 September 19481

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period
  2. ^ M. A. Nayeem (2000). History of Modern Deccan, 1720/1724-1948: Political and administrative aspects. Abul Kalam Azad Oriental Research Institute. p. 52.

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