Mir Alam | |
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Resting place | Daira Mir Momin |
Family | Salar Jung family |
Prime Minister of Hyderabad | |
In office 1804–1808 | |
Monarch | Asaf Jah III |
Succeeded by | Maharaja Chandu Lal |
Mir Alam was a nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad State from 1804 until his death in 1808. [1] He belonged to the Salar Jung family. He was the grandfather of Salar Jung I. He served under Asaf Jah III. [2]
In 1800,as part of his ongoing rivalry with his predecessor Arastu Jah,the latter enticed Mir Alam to discredit James A. Kirkpatrick and demanded his execution. [3]
The Mir Alam tank in Hyderabad is named after him.
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