List of prime ministers of Hyderabad State explained

Post:Prime Minister
Body:the Hyderabad State
Insignia:State Emblem of Hyderabad.jpg
Insigniasize:150px
Insigniacaption:Coat of Arms (Hyderabad State)
Insigniaalt:jjj
Flag:Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.svg
Flagsize:150px
Status:Abolished
Residence:Hyderabad
Seat:Hyderabad
Founder:Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I
First:Muhammad Iwaz Khan
Last:Mir Laiq Ali

This article lists the prime ministers of the Hyderabad State.

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

NoPortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTerm[1]
1Iwaz Khan172417301
2 Anwarullah Khan 173017421
3 Khuda Banda Khan 174217481
4 174817501
5 Raja Raghu Nath Das 175017521
6 Syed Lashkar Khan Rukn ud-Daula 175217551
7 175517582
8 Basalat Jung 175817611
9 176117651
10 Musa Khan Nawab Rukn ud-Daula 176517751
11 Viqar-ul-daula Shams-ul-Mulk17751778 to 17811
12 1781 17951
13 179517971
14 1797 9 May 18042
15 Raja Rajindra Bahadur (Raja Raghutam Rao)[2] May 18049 November 18041
16 180418081
17 1808 unknown date1
18 Munir ul-Mulk unknown18321
19 183218432
20 Ram Baksh 184318461
21 Siraj ul-Mulk 184618481
22 Amjad ul-Mulk November 1848 December 18481
23 Shams ul-Umara December 1848 May 18491
24 Ram Baksh September 1849 April 18512
25 Ganesh Rao April 1851 June 18511
26 Siraj ul-Mulk 1851 May 18532
27 May 1853 8 February 18831
28 February 1883 April 18871
29Nawab Sir Bashir-ud-Daula Asman Jah188718931
30Nawab Sir Viqar-ul-Umra189319011
31Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad
(1st time)
190111 July 19121
32Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung IIIJuly 1912November 19141
33Direct rule by Nizam Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII with Nawab Sir Ahmed Hussain, Amin Jung Bahadur as de facto Prime MinisterNovember 19141919
34Syed Ali ImamAugust 19195 September 19221
35Nawab Sir Faridoon-ul-Mulk Bahadur5 September 19221 April 19241
36Wali-ud-Daula Bahadur1 April 19241
37Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad
(2nd time)
18 March 19372
38Sir Akbar Hydari18 March 1937September 19411
39Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
(1st time)
September 1941August 19461
40Sir Mirza Muhammad IsmailAugust 1946May 19471
41Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
(2nd time)
May 194729 October 19472
42Nawab Mehdi Yar Jung
(acting)
1 November 194728 November 19471
43Mir Laiq Ali
(provisional)
29 November 19471

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Notes and References

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