List of prime ministers of Hyderabad State

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Prime Minister of the Hyderabad State
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Coat of Arms (Hyderabad State)
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StatusAbolished
Residence Hyderabad
Seat Hyderabad
Formation1724 (1724)
First holderMuhammad Iwaz Khan
Final holder Mir Laiq Ali
Abolished1948 (1948)

This article lists the prime ministers of the Hyderabad State.

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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]
1 Iwaz Khan 172417301
2Anwarullah Khan173017421
3Khuda Banda Khan174217481
4 Shah Nawaz Khan 174817501
5Raja Raghu Nath Das175017521
6Syed Lashkar Khan Rukn ud-Daula175217551
7 Shah Nawaz Khan 175517582
8Basalat Jung175817611
9 Vitthal Sundar 176117651
10Musa Khan Nawab Rukn ud-Daula176517751
11Viqar-ul-daula Shams-ul-Mulk17751778 to 17811
12 Munir al-Mulk (Aristu Jah), Prime Minister of Hyderabad LACMA AC1999.55.1.jpg Arastu Jah 178117951
13 Raja Sham Raj, Prime Minister of Hyderabad.jpg Raja Shan Rai Rayan 179517971
14 Munir al-Mulk (Aristu Jah), Prime Minister of Hyderabad LACMA AC1999.55.1.jpg Arastu Jah 17979 May 18042
15Raja Rajindra Bahadur (Raja Raghutam Rao) [2] May 18049 November 18041
16 Mir Alam 180418081
17 Chandu Lal, Brooklyn Museum (Cropped).jpg Chandu Lal 1808unknown date1
18Munir ul-Mulkunknown18321
19 Chandu Lal, Brooklyn Museum (Cropped).jpg Chandu Lal 183218432
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 Sir Salar Jung.jpg Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I May 18538 February 18831
28 Salar Jung II.jpg Mir Laiq Ali Khan, Salar Jung II February 1883April 18871
29 H.E The Nawab Sir Asman Jah Bahadur, K.C.I.E.jpg Nawab Sir Bashir-ud-Daula Asman Jah 188718931
30 Sir Royal Viquar Ul Umrah Paigah @ Nawab Iqbal ud Dowla Bahadur.jpg Nawab Sir Viqar-ul-Umra 189319011
31 KishenPershad ca1915.jpeg Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad
(1st tenure)
190111 July 19121
32 Salarjungiii.jpg Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III July 1912November 19141
33 NezamHaydarabad (cropped to image only).jpg 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 No image.png Syed Ali Imam August 19195 September 19221
35 No image.png Nawab Sir Faridoon-ul-Mulk Bahadur5 September 19221 April 19241
36 Wali ud Dowla Bahadur.jpg Wali-ud-Daula Bahadur1 April 192425 November 19261
37 KishenPershad ca1915.jpeg Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad
(2nd tenure)
25 November 192618 March 19372
38 Akbar Hydari.jpg Sir Akbar Hydari 18 March 1937September 19411
39 MuhammadSaidKhan.jpg Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
(1st tenure)
September 1941August 19461
40 Diwan Sir Mirza Ismail.jpg Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail August 1946May 19471
41 MuhammadSaidKhan.jpg Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari
(2nd tenure)
May 194729 October 19472
42 No image.png Nawab Mehdi Yar Jung
(acting)
1 November 194728 November 19471
43 MirLaiqAli.jpg Mir Laiq Ali
(provisional)
29 November 194719 September 19481

See also

References

  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.